Mysuru: Entry ticket collections on the first Ashada Shukravara (Friday) on June 30 at the Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hill stood at Rs. 18,21,000. This is double the entry ticket collection of the first Ashada Friday last year that stood at Rs. 7,20,000.
The entry ticket money was counted yesterday, a day after the first Ashada Shukravara. Thousands of devotees had thronged the temple and the shrine was open from dawn till late in the night. While there was free entrance, Rs. 50 was charged for special entrance and devotees who took the Rs. 300 ticket had an opportunity of special darshan and an Abhisheka in their names.
