Patna: Mahavir Mandir Trust helps the poor

PATNA: At a time when temple trusts across the country are facing financial crunch, the Mahavir Mandir Trust is feeding the poor at places like Patna, Sitamarhi and Ayodhya.
Trust’s secretary Acharya Kishore Kunal said the committee members have been assisting the Patna district administration by providing groceries and food packets for the poor. “As we haven’t got permission from the administration to distribute food, we are collaborating with it to help the poor.All necessary items, including foodgrain, have been made available at the Mahavir temple in Patna for the poor,” he said.
Kunal added that Ram Rasoi, a community kitchen run by the temple trust in Ayodhya, is providing free meals to at least 2,000-3,000 people on a daily basis. “Sita Rasoi, a community kitchen run by the trust in Sitamarhi, is also providing free food to the daily wagers and others,” he added.
The temple trust is also providing free food to 600 indoor patients at the Mahavir Cancer Sansthan. Apart from this, the temple is offering one unit of blood to patients for just Rs 100. “We make it sure that none of the patients at the hospital run by the trust faces hunger,” Kunal added.
He said as donations have completely stopped, the trust is unable to generate money. “We are using the saved funds to feed the poor and run the temple,” he added.
Earlier in March, the Mahavir Mandir Trust had donated Rs 1 crore to the Chief Minister Relief Fund for the fight against Covid-19. “Our main motive is to help the government fight Covid-19,” he said.