LUCKNOW/VARANASI/AGRA, June 30 -- Alleged irregularities in donation collections at the Ram temple in Ayodhya has brought the management of one of India's largest religious cash collection exercises into sharp focus. A comparison with three of Uttar Pradesh's largest temple trusts-Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura and Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan-shows that all three have institutionalised stronger systems of financial accountability, including magistrate-supervised counting, CCTV-monitored cash handling, documented audit trails, collective oversight and prompt banking of donations. Financial records placed before the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust's executive committee on March 21 show devot...