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The Muzrai department has partnered with SBI to map the bank accounts of the temples with QR codes. Devotees just have to scan the code and pay the offerings, using UPI payment apps.
The Kollur Mookambika temple of Udupi and Bettada Laxmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Tumakuru have started e-Hundi on an experimental basis, media reports said.
According to Muzrai Minister Shashikala Jolle, the department expects to raise the transparency of donations received and prevent leakage of funds by this initiative.
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However, some say there are certain challenges to be overcome. For one, many temples do not allow mobile phones on the temple premises. Being places of devotion and worship, devotees are asked to keep their phones switched off. The unavailability of mobile phone networks in remote, hilly areas where many of the holy places are situated may also be a hindrance.