Financial Highlights and Technology Used
The financial information of the TDD authority is not public and there is no transparency as to how the funds are used. The below are just estimates.
- Donations given by devotees equal nearly $2 million every month
- Complex queueing algorithms and emerging technologies have been evaluated and implemented to manage the huge crowds with Tata Consultancy Services designing and implementing the software and hardware infrastructure for queue management along with other companies.
- Auctions of human hair fetched a revenue of $25 million in 2007.
- Temple admission ticket sales fetched a revenue of $25 million in 2007
- Laddu, a confectionery, is offered as Lord's prasadam. TTD has procured machines from MICO BOSCH to automate the manufacture of Laddus. Sale of laddus fetched a revenue of staggering $10 million in 2007
- TTD approved an unprecedented $500 million budget for the fiscal year 2008 .
- Significant measures are taken for beautification of the temple town and the musical fountain present in back side of the temple can be one of the key attractions
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