Going by riches..............

Kukke Subrahmanya temple in Subrahmanya with a annual gross income pegged at Rs. 66.29 crore is the richest temple in Dakshina Kannada district.

For the fiscal year ending on March 2008, the temple's gross income start at Rs. 66, 29, 13, 010.

Next is the list of districts richest temples are Kateel Durga Parameshwari temple on the city's outskirts with a gross income of Rs. 6, 25, 59, 394 and Rs. 3, 65, 13, 560 respectively. According to the income data of the temples, the other 'crorepati' temples in the district are Kadri Manjunatha temple ( Rs. 1, 61, 75, 002) , Bolara Mangaladevi temple ( 1, 19, 36, 231) and Polali Rajarajeshwari temple ( 1, 16, 76, 837).

Bappanadu Durga Parameshwari temple generated an income of Rs. 95, 01, 031. The Endowment Department had categorised temples based on their income as 'A', 'B' and 'C' temples.

Ten temples including Kukke -Subrahmanya, Bolara-Mangaladevi, Kadri- Manjunatha, Kateel- Durga Parameshwari, Kudupu Anantha Padmanabha Someshwara- Somanatha, Polali Rajarajeshwari Puttur Mahalingeshwari and Uppinangadi Sahasralingeshwara temples with income more than Rs. 10 lakh are recognised as 'A' temples.

However, Pananbooru Nandamaheshwara (Rs. 38 lakhs) Pavanje Mahalingeshwara (Rs. 11 lakh) temples with income more than Rs. 10 lakh have been categorised as 'B' temples due to various reasons.

A priest in Kukke Subrahmanya temple recieves a salary of Rs. 10, 000 per month.

Puttur Mahalingeshwara and Sahasra Lingeshwara temples in Puttur have failed to submit their income and expenditure details to the Endowment department.