Ambaji temple trust buys 9 kg gold from government

Ambaji

The Ambaji temple trust has brought nine kg gold from MMTC Ltd., Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India,a central government undertaking, for use in the ongoing gold plating of its shikhar (upper exterior), which has so far consumed over 80 kg gold and needs further 30 to 40 kg of the precious yellow metal for completion of the work, temple inspector Satish Gadhvi today said.

Mr. Gadhvi said that the 9 kg gold was brought here from MMTC, Ahmedabad yesterday. ‘We had earlier bought 12 kg 800 grams of gold in two go (4.8 kg and 8 kg) from the cash donation fund and yesterday we bought 9 more kg totalling it to 21 kg 800 grams. Apart from this we have received around 63 kg gold in donation so far. In all around 85 kg of gold has been received for the gold plating project and we need an estimated 30 to 40 kg more to complete it,’ Mr. Gadhvi said.

The temple inspector said that so far 43 feet of the dome has been gold plated. It is to be done up to 61 feet for completion,’ he said.

Shri Arasuri Ambaji Mata Devasthan Trust (SAAMDT) is the managing body of the temple, one of the 51 shaktipeeths (divine power-centres) of mother goddess where her heart is believed to have fallen according to Hindu mythology. The temple town of Ambaji in Danta taluka of Banskantha district in Northern Gujarat is situated at a distance of approximately 65 km from Palanpur,the headquarter town of Banaskantha district, 45 km from Mount Abu, 20 km from Abu Road in neighbouring Rajasthan and 185 km from Ahmedabad.

– DeshGujarat