108 flowers made of Gold offered at Vijayawada Kanaka Durga Temple

Rich devotees are always on look out for innovative ways to make offerings at Hindu temples. Recently a devotee offered 108 flowers made of gold to the famous Kanaka Durga Temple at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. The golden flowers are now part of the temple ritual and can be offered by other devotees to Goddess Kanakadurga on Thursdays through the Swarna Pushparchana and the cost of it is Rs 2500/-

The Hindu reports

C.C. Kesava Rao, proprietor of Fizikem Formulations, presented the flowers weighing 432 grams in all, and valued at Rs.750, 000. Mr. Kesava Rao and his family members are said to be staunch believers in the goddess and have benefited in the business. As a token of their faith in the presiding deity, Mr. Kesava Rao wanted to make a lasting contribution to the temple and approached the EO asking him to suggest an idea.

EO of the temple Mr. Vijaya Kumar suggested to Mr. Kesava Rao to contribute golden flowers, as the temple did not have them until now.