Creating a record, the ‘hundi' at the temple of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala, Southern India, last week netted over 162 diamonds.

The incident came to light when the TTD Parakamani staff, while sorting out the offerings made by devotees, stumbled upon the precious offering found in a methodically-packed velvet cloth.

The offering of diamonds is said to be worth a little over Rs. one crore (~€150,000).

However, the devotee who made the offering has not yet been identified. The annual income derived from the hundi alone exceeds over Rs.700 crore (~€105,000,000).