For temples
One shrine, one office, one register for the whole day
A single temple does not need a department for each task. It needs one page that the counter clerk, the priest, the kitchen and the trustee can all read.
- 1 counterOr as many windows as the festival needs
- 4 rolesClerk, priest, kitchen, accountant
- Same dayCash counted and closed before the lamps
- On siteSetup and training at your own counter
A day at the temple, as the register sees it
Nothing here is a new habit. It is the day the temple already runs, with the writing taken care of.
- 4:45 amThe sanctum list is already printedYesterday evening’s bookings are on one sheet: abhishekam at 5:15, eleven archanas through the morning, with names and gotras.
- 6:30 amThe counter opensThe first offerings are entered under their heads and receipts are printed. A ten-rupee offering takes two keystrokes.
- 8:00 amThe kitchen gets its numberExpected plates for the day, read from the weekday and the annadanam bookings, with the indent list if anything is short.
- 12:30 pmAnnadanam is countedPortions prepared and served are recorded, not estimated, so next Saturday’s plan starts from the truth.
- 5:45 pmThe second queue opensThe evening crowd is expected, so the gate and the volunteers were arranged in the morning, not at the gate.
- 8:30 pmThe day is closedCounter cash counted against entries, online settlement listed, and the day signed off by the person responsible.
What changes in the temple office
- Donation book, seva slips and stores register in three places
- Receipt counterfoils searched by hand at month-end
- Seva bookings taken on the phone and written on a slip
- Kitchen quantities guessed from last week’s memory
- Trustees waiting a week for a statement
- Devotee numbers kept in a notebook, used rarely
- One register that all three books write into
- Receipt found by number, name or mobile in seconds
- Bookings in a slot calendar the sanctum can print
- Quantities read from bookings and the day of the week
- Statements ready the morning after the month closes
- Consenting devotees reachable in their own language
This fits a temple that
If most of these describe your temple, the single-temple setup is the right starting point.
- Runs one shrine with one or two donation counters
- Takes between fifty and a few thousand devotees on an ordinary day
- Books sevas at the counter and wants to take them online as well
- Serves annadanam on fixed days or on festivals
- Has a trust that files accounts and faces an audit
- Has staff more comfortable in Hindi or Marathi than English
Where to start
Most single temples begin on the plan that covers donations, receipts and seva booking, then add the kitchen and festival pages before their next big utsavam.
Mandir plan
See pricingA temple is not an office that happens to have a deity. It is a sanctum that happens to need a register, and the register should never be the loudest thing in the room.On single temples
Go live with your own sevas and donation heads already in place
We set Prasadom up at your temple office and train the staff who will use it: the counter clerk, the accountant and the kitchen in-charge, on their own desks.
On-site setup and staff training are included in every plan. No share of donations, ever.
- A call with your officeWe note your sevas, donation heads and the registers you keep today.
- Setup and training on siteConfigured at your counter, in Hindi, Marathi or English.
- Run both for a monthOld receipt books continue alongside until your trustees are satisfied.