Dehradun, July 5 -- Annual offerings made by devotees at Shri Badrinath Dham, Kedarnath Temple and other shrines managed by the Badri-Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC) amount to nearly Rs 80-85 crore, exceeding the annual budgets of several Uttarakhand government departments, according to BKTC officials.

The figures have drawn attention following the recent revelation of an alleged theft involving devotees' offerings at Shri Badrinath Dham.

According to BKTC officials, more than 45 temples under the Badri-Kedar Temple Committee (BKTC) receive annual offerings worth approximately Rs 80-85. While the exact amount varies from year to year, the committee receives an average of nearly Rs 80 crore in donations. Notably, this is despite the fact t...