Karnataka: 80-year-old beggar donates Rs one lakh to Saligrama temple

Brahmavar: An 80-year-old woman Ashwathamma who seeks alms every day from dawn to dusk, has donated a sum of Rs one lakh to the Lord Gurunarasimha Temple at Saligrama.

She has asked the temple authorities to use the amount to serve food to the people.  She offered the amount to the temple with a prayer that the Lord would eradicate the Covid pandemic.

She was honoured on the occasion by offering her the Temple Prasadam. The Temple priest Vedamurthi Janardhan Adiga, Manager K Nagaraja Hande and others were present.

Interestingly all the money which Ashwathamma collects by means of begging goes to welfare activities. She has in the past donated to various temples including Polali Rajarajeshwari Temple and Kanchagodu Temple.

She also has made it a practice to go on a Shabarimala pilgrimage every year. (UNI)