A glittering offering of 35 kg gold set in the form of the base of Jyotirlinga arrived at the Somnath Temple, the revered Shiva temple in Saurashtra. The estimated Rs 10 crore donation has been made by a New Delhi-based businessman who wants to remain anonymous.
The donation of 35 kg gold was committed by the Delhi-based man, who belongs to an illustrious business family in the national capital. The gold has been used to make the base of the Jyotirlinga, which has a circumference of 22.6 meters.The measurements and the golden mould were prepared in Delhi by skilled goldsmiths. The final product which took almost a month to prepare arrived at Somnath.
Most of the guest houses and hotels in Somnath have been booked in advance for the businessman and his family and friends who will be coming to the temple town for this function. “A group of 250-odd family and friends of the donor are coming down to Somnath. Their family was settled in Sindh, Pakistan from where they came to Delhi after partition. They have also made similar donations in Badrinath-Kedarnath,” said Raval.
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