<p>The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) that looks after the affairs of the richest temple in the country in Tirumala has collected revenue of Rs 7.94 cr through e-auction of 4,300 kilos of first and second varieties of human hair.</p>.<p>The hair is offered by lakhs of devotees who tonsure their heads as a mark of thanksgiving at the Kalyanakatta and other designated areas.</p>.<p>The auction was held under the supervision of Tirumala JEO KS Sreenivasa Raju on e-platform through Material Scrap Trading Corporation, Mumbai. The temple Board in recent annual budget has set a target of earning Rs 100 crore by selling hair which is mostly used in the fashion industry for making wigs and other accessories.</p>.<p>The TTD also has approved the annual budget for the financial year 2019-20 at Rs 3,116.25crores. The sources of funds include hundi collections, interests on investments, darshanam receipts, the sale of human hair, prasadams, accommodation and Kalyana Mandapam receipts, arjitha sevas.</p>.<p>While the utilization of funds included engineering works, propagation of Hindu sanatana dharma, sanitation, vigilance and security, hospitals and education.</p>
<p>The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) that looks after the affairs of the richest temple in the country in Tirumala has collected revenue of Rs 7.94 cr through e-auction of 4,300 kilos of first and second varieties of human hair.</p>.<p>The hair is offered by lakhs of devotees who tonsure their heads as a mark of thanksgiving at the Kalyanakatta and other designated areas.</p>.<p>The auction was held under the supervision of Tirumala JEO KS Sreenivasa Raju on e-platform through Material Scrap Trading Corporation, Mumbai. The temple Board in recent annual budget has set a target of earning Rs 100 crore by selling hair which is mostly used in the fashion industry for making wigs and other accessories.</p>.<p>The TTD also has approved the annual budget for the financial year 2019-20 at Rs 3,116.25crores. The sources of funds include hundi collections, interests on investments, darshanam receipts, the sale of human hair, prasadams, accommodation and Kalyana Mandapam receipts, arjitha sevas.</p>.<p>While the utilization of funds included engineering works, propagation of Hindu sanatana dharma, sanitation, vigilance and security, hospitals and education.</p>