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Mathura's Krishna Janmasthan to test metal donations by machine from Navarātri

The Shri Krishna Janmasthan Sewa Sansthan will use a non-destructive machine that detects 20 metals, and donors will get an on-the-spot test report and receipt.

Friday, 2 October 2026, 13:49 ISTBy Dharma & Bharat Bulletin Desk · 2 min read
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Radharani Temple Barsana 3
Representative image: Radharani Temple Barsana 3. Photo: Kridha20 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Shri Krishna Janmasthan Sewa Sansthan will use a non-destructive machine that detects 20 metals, and donors will get an on-the-spot test report and receipt. All hundi counting will happen under CCTV, with footage kept for six months.

Why it matters

It offers a transparency template for how temples handle donations.

GK: did you know?

Kṛṣṇa's birth in Kaṃsa's prison at Mathurā is narrated in Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.3.

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#Mathura#Krishna Janmabhoomi#Temple finances

Filed in the Friday, 2 October 2026 edition. Source time 13:49 IST. Facts are drawn from the linked reports; claims are attributed to the people who made them.

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