Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:09:57 +0200 (CEST)
From: Shaas A Ruzicka <amritasyaputra@yahoo.de>
Subject: Misuse of temple income by the Karnataka Gov't - income & distribution 1997-2002

Please see the attached figures released by the Karnataka administration. It shows the number of Hindu temples, their income and its distribution by the Government of Karnataka for the years 1997 to 2002.

Interesting to see that within those 5 yrs.:
- the number of temples decreased by ca. 5 %, but
- the temple revenues have risen about 30 %, but 
- the expenditures for the temples sunk for about 40 %
- the investments from these revenues to Muslim projects (Hajj pilgrimage, madrassas, etc.) have risen for about 500 % (69 % of all revenues in 2002), and
- the investments from these temple revenues to Christian projects (churches, etc.) have risen for about 300 %.

No wonder that the temples are in such a bad shape and they cannot spend so
much on social projects.

And then there are some people in the West believing that Islam and
Christianity are oppressed in India.

(Data from the Revenue Section of Tourism and Temples, Gov't of Karnataka, taken from Arsha Vidya Newsletter, 2003)