Record revenue at Sabarimala

Kochi: The Lord Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala recorded the highest-ever revenue this season with the total earnings during the first 40 days pegged at Rs 141.64 crore, an increase of nearly Rs 14 crore  compared to the corresponding period last year.

The Hundi collection recorded an all-time high of Rs 54.17 crore (Rs 47.29 crore last time) while the revenue from aravana prasadam sales shot up to Rs 54.31 crore (Rs 50.38 crore) and appam prasadam Rs 10.32 crore (Rs 9.77 crore).