# Karnataka MLA Rai donates 200g gold to two temples 2026-08-10T00:54:57+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai has donated 100g of gold each to two temples in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district. The gold will go towards making a golden armour (swarna kavacha) for the Sri Mahalingeshwara temple in Puttur and the Sri Mahishamardini Devi temple at Matanthabettu. Rai said he doubled his earlier pledge of 50g per temple. The temple treasury has about 6kg of gold but needs 5kg more to complete the armour. Rai said he hopes to collect the remaining gold from devotees within six months. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: gold donation, Karnataka, MLA Ashok Kumar Rai, swarna kavacha, temple Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-mla-rai-donates-200g-gold-to-two-temples/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/karnataka-mla-rai-donates-200g-gold-to-two-temples/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.