More than Rs 2.5 lakh crore (about $30 billion) is the net worth of Tirupati's renowned Lord Venkateswara temple, surpassing the market capitalizations of Nestle, ONGC, Wipro, and the state-owned oil monopolies Indian Oil Corporation and ONGC. The property owned by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the organisation in charge of running the ancient hill shrine, includes land plots, structures, money, and gold deposits left as offerings by the faithful. In a white paper, the TTD listed all of its assets, including fixed deposits and gold deposits. From 7.3 tonnes in 2019 to 10.25 tonnes in 2022, the temple's gold deposits in banks have soared.
