Hare Krishna to all the devotees
All glories to srila Prabhupada
When I visit temple I try to purchase fruits to take with me as I have heard in lectures that we should never go there empty handed. But after class we also get prasadham of lord Jagannath. But I don't donate any money to temple as I conserve it to purchase fruits every week. (I use generally the money which I have, and not from my parents , atleast till I have some left) .
So should we also give some money to temple apart from fruits which I bring, especially when I am eating in temple?
My mother said to me that since I am eating there I should give money too. Like rather than buying fruits for ₹100 I should purchase fruits of ₹50 and donate the residual money.
Dear devotees, can you please tell me what should be a good way of donation in Temples?
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Hare Krishna,
As far as you are concerned..I think you are not still earning anything. So, whatever allowance you got is recieved from your parents isn't it? So, do as per what you mother says for now.
When you earn and you can decide and do as per whatever you wish to do.
For now listen to your mother. pay 50 rupees for purchasing fruits for Lord Jaganntha ji and 50 put in the hundi which will again be used in the seva only for Lord and His devotees.
If you are earning 100 rupees and it fully belongs to you.. like you did chores at home and you mom paid you 100 rupees. You can decide as per your wish. Whatever your want to do with them it is upto you.
You are buying fruits and offering it to Lord which is also good. Some devotees will get the fruit as prasadam or you can get them back when it is offered and returned to you back by the preist as prasadam.
If I were you. I would take some part of the fruit back home and some parts of the fruits donate to the poor people ( beggers). Jagannatha ji will be please.
Hare krishna