80-Year Old Karnataka Woman Who Begs To Make Ends Meet, Donates Rs 1 Lakh To A Temple

It takes very little to be kind to the world; this lesson can be learned by an 80-year-old woman who lives in Karnataka.?According to a PTI report, a woman who has been seeking alms at the entrance of temples in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka has donated Rs 1 lakh to the Rajarajeshwari Temple, temple authorities said.?

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Ashwathamma, who belongs to Kanchagodu village near Gangolli in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district, has been begging near various temples after the death of her husband 18 years back.?

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Ashwathamma used only a tiny portion of her savings for her expenses, and the balance was deposited in a bank for donations to temples and charities.

She had collected Rs 1 lakh through begging for about a month in front of the Rajarajeshwari temple during its annual festival. She used the money to donate it to the temple.?

She handed over the money to the temple trustees on Friday for the 'annadana' (mass feeding) program of the temple.

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Ashwathamma said she was returning the money she'd received from the people back to society as she wanted no one to go hungry.?

A devotee of Lord Ayyappa, she had given annadana at the Sabarimala temple in Kerala and other temples in Karnataka. She had generously donated to orphanages in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.

(With PTI inputs)

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