The state govt had earlier allowed temples to reopen from Monday, but later postponed it to 8 June keeping in view the new directions from the Centre Mangaluru: The temples coming under the Muzrai department in Karnataka suffered a loss of ₹600 crore revenue during the lockdown period due to the pandemic, state Muzrai MinisterKota Srinivas Poojary said Monday.
Addressing reporters here, he said the Kollur Sri Mookambika temple alone lost a revenue of at least ₹14 crore during April and May.
Around 300 A and B grade temples under Muzrai (Hindu religious institutions and charitable endowments) department in the state lost around 35 per cent of their annual income, he said.
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