Hasanamba Temple in Hassan recorded more than 3 lakh devotees by 11am on Saturday, with revenue from darshan tickets and laddu prasada sales reaching Rs 3.6 crore before the completion of two days of public darshan. Temple authorities expect the collection to cross Rs 4 crore by Saturday night.
The rush has placed this year’s Hasanamba festival on course to set new records for both visitor footfall and revenue. The temple’s sanctum doors opened on October 29, while public darshan began on October 30. Public darshan will continue until November 10, with the temple doors scheduled to close on November 11.
The latest revenue figure includes Rs 1.9 crore collected through online bookings for Rs 1,000 and Rs 300 darshan tickets. Online sales began on October 22. A further Rs 1.6 crore was generated through ticket and laddu prasada sales at counters located around the temple.
Jagadish Gangannavar, assistant commissioner and temple administrative officer, said the total revenue collected so far stood at Rs 3.6 crore. The figures cover ticket sales and laddu prasada sales, while the final festival collection is expected to include hundi offerings as well.
The visitor surge is expected to continue during the remaining festival period. Two Sundays and the Deepavali holidays fall during the event, which authorities expect will bring more devotees to Hassan and raise the final collection further.
The current rush follows a record 2025 Hasanamba Jatra Mahotsava, held from October 9 to 23, when 26,06,691 devotees visited the temple. The festival collected Rs 25,59,48,771 through ticket sales, laddu sales and hundi collections, the highest revenue recorded in the temple’s history at that time.
In 2024, approximately 17,42,240 devotees visited the temple and total revenue from offerings stood at Rs 12,63,83,808. The rise from the 2024 footfall to the 2025 figure was accompanied by a substantial increase in collections, establishing a higher operational benchmark for the temple administration.
The scale of the present rush makes online ticketing and counter-based distribution central to the festival’s management. The reported figures also indicate the volume of transactions being handled through the temple’s booking system and sales counters during the limited public-darshan window.
The final footfall and revenue figures will depend on attendance through November 10 and the subsequent accounting of the festival’s collections. Temple authorities expect the current year’s festival to establish a new milestone in both devotees served and revenue generated.
