Madan Mohan puja to be dearer by a rupee

  

The devotees of Lord Madan Mohan will have to pay one-rupee more to buy a coupon for offering puja to the deity from September of this year. The decision of price hike of coupons was adopted at a meeting of the Cooch Behar Debatra Trust Board recently. The CBDTB is the caretaker body of the temples and places of worships that were established in the regime of erstwhile Maharajas. It runs under state tourism department.

 

CBDTB sources said till now a coupon is sold at the rate of Rs 2 only at Madan Mohan temple. From September it will be available against Rs 3. The devotees who come here to offer puja to the deity have to buy coupons at the entrance of the temple complex. The accommodation charge of the adjacent Anandamayee Dharmashala was also raised. Boarders will have to pay Rs 50 and Rs 60 per head instead of Rs 40 to get accommodation at the dormitory.

 

It may be mentioned here that in a bid to increase income of the Madan Mohan temple for its maintenance the DTB introduced the coupon system in 1998. At first the price of a coupon was Re 1 only. In 2002 the rate rose to Rs 2. DTB sources claimed that the decision to hike the coupon price was taken to offer more amenities to the devotees and visitors at the temple complex. []