Diamond's found in donation box at Shirdi

Shirdi Sai Baba temple was in for a star-studded surprise on Tuesday, when diamonds worth R 92 lakh were found in the donation box, wrapped in a packet.This is the first time in the history of the temple that such forbiddingly expensive valuables have been anonymously deposited in the donation boxes. Usually, large donations are made directly to the trustees since there is a chance that they might get misplaced.

One of them is 6.67 carats (brilliant cut) and the other is 2.50 carats (emerald cut). Together, their value is Rs. 92 lakh. The trustees will now be approaching court in order to decide what is to be done with them.At present, the temple trust is directly headed by a Bombay high court committee. Bajirao Shinde, CEO of the trust, said the court will decide what is to be done with the diamonds.As per tradition, we do a valuation of the donations through registered evaluators twice a year.

Shirdi Sai Baba temple is considered one of the top five temples in the country on the parameters of donations and wealth. The trust is planning to celebrate the 100th year of Sai Baba's samadhi next year.