Hyderabad devotee donates Rs 10 cr to TTD, biggest single donation in 2026
Hyderabad: A devotee from Hyderabad donated Rs 10 crore to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams on Friday, November 13, becoming the biggest single donor to the temple in 2026.
Srikanth Kodali and his family donated the amount to Sri Venkateswara Nithya Annaprasadam Trust of the TTD, which provides free meals to pilgrims. Kodali and his family handed over the cheque to TTD additional executive officer Ch Venkaiah Chowdary at the Tirumala temple.
The donation will help provide free meals to lakhs of devotees visiting the Devansthanam. Kodali’s contribution comes amid a steady flow of donations to TTD.
The trust’s highest-ever donation from a single devotee was recorded in August 2025, when an anonymous Non-Resident Indian (NRI) gave 121 kg of gold valued at Rs 140 crore.
The Temple also received a record collective contribution of Rs 96.9 crore from 2,460 devotees in a single day on July 16 this year, following changes to the privileges offered under its donor policy.
On average, the TTD receives cash donations of Rs 100 crore to Rs 130 crore and around 100 to 120 kg of gold every month at Tirumala.
The yearly hundi collections range between Rs 1,200 crore and Rs 1,600 crore, while gold donations average 1,000 to 1,400 kg annually.
“Sri Venkateswara Nithya Annaprasadam Trust was established to provide free food to devotees arriving at Tirumala from across the world,” Chaudry was quoted as saying by The Times of India.
He also said that donations from devotees helped the trust become self-reliant and serve free meals to over seven crore devotees every year.
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