Jammu, Aug. 11 -- Vaishno Devi shrine, considered second richest in the country after Tirumala Tirupati Devsthanams, has received a donation of Rs.572.21 crore in cash in just two and a half years, from 2024-25 to June 2026.

Devotees also offered 32.122 kgs gold ornaments and 7,671.45 kgs of silver ornaments for the same fiscal period.

The revelations came to light after an RTI application filed by Jammu-based RTI activist Raman Kumar Sharma.

The RTI comes amid a row over alleged fake silver offerings worth Rs.550 crores being adjudicated by a local court in Jammu.

In response to the queries, joint chief executive officer of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, Satish Kumar Sharma, in a written reply, informed that the shrine received...