{"id":24976,"date":"2026-11-05T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T04:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/?p=24976"},"modified":"2026-11-05T10:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T04:30:52","slug":"indian-temples-that-give-money-as-prasadam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/traveldiary\/indian-temples-that-give-money-as-prasadam\/","title":{"rendered":"These Indian Temples Give Real Cash as Prasadam (Sacred Food)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Walk into any famous temple in India, and the vibe is pretty standard, laddus, pulihora, maybe some sweet pongal. That’s the usual temple prasadam game. But some sacred temples out there are playing a whole different ballgame, handing out straight-up cash, gold coins, and silver jewelry as divine blessings to devotees.<\/span><\/p>\n

No cap, these unique Indian temples are real, they’ve been doing it for centuries, and pilgrims line up by the thousands to receive money as prasadam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mahalakshmi Temple, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Tucked away in the Manak Chowk area of Ratlam city, this ancient Lakshmi Devi temple is different.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the Diwali festival and Bhai Dooj celebrations, the whole energy shifts to another level. Devotees roll in with crores worth of cash offerings, gold ornaments, and silver jewelry, dedicating it all to the goddess of wealth. After the Diwali puja wraps up, all of that, every single rupee, every gold bangle, every silver piece, gets redistributed right back to the devotees as blessed prasadam.<\/span><\/p>\n