Frequently Asked Questions


Templelinks an application-based service Organization, led by a team of young and vibrant people who have a thorough knowledge of Temples, Temple Rituals, and Technology while working towards offering a digital solution to Temples so as to enhance their level of engagement with their devotees.

A profile is created for the approved Temples and linked to the Templelinks App.

The Temple Profile will consist of the following :

          - Brief description of Temple

          - Auspicious days and Festivals

          - Photos and Videos of the Temples

          - Puja offering, Date and Timing

  •  The devotees can download the App and start engaging with Temples.
  • Devotees can request for Puja and offerings and make payments from anywhere in the world.
  • Devotees can make Donations through this App so that temples can receive funds without the physical presence of Devotees in the Temple.
  • Devotees can book their Darshan through this App by using the Virtual Queuing System and have darshan without violating the Covid 19 Protocol.
  • Divinity and the glory of the temple will be promoted through the App and website so that the Temples will get more exposure and the interested Devotees can make Donations and puja offerings through this App.
  • Templelinks has tie-ups with leading courier companies and Devotees can receive the Prasad by courier without much delay.
  • Devotees can have Live darshan of Temple and Puja online and be a part of the divine experience.
  • The Temple can use this App for setting up local news network to broadcast Temple related news, Programs, Photos, and videos every day to their Devotees and enhance engagement.
  • Temples can be part of this Virtual Revolution with zero investment to avail of the above services and can be registered by signing a simple form.
  • Temples can use the app services for raising funds from Devotees across the world for any specific projects/events/occasions.
  • Other than the above-mentioned benefits, temples can seek support for billing and accounting services by associating with ESY India, a Leading POS company in India.
  • Organized Darshan as per Covid 19 protocol through Virtual Queue.
  • Additional funds through Online Puja Booking.
  • Increased collection of donations/funds through online Fund Raising.
  • Brilliant promotion and Global Reach through Templelinks e Portal.
  • Creating a Local network through TempleLinks App.
  • Zero Investment on setup cost for Temples.
  • Ease of Temple management through ESYPOS POS systems.

The list of Puja for each temple will be listed as per the rate card given by the Temple.

There will be a facility wherein the temple can upload the rates directly to the App.

The Devotee can book his preferred puja and add it to the cart.

Devotee can book the puja mentioning the name and Nakshatra (Birth Star) or Zodiac or Gotra and for multiple people as well. At the time of checkout, the devotee would be routed to the RBI approved payment gateway of the concerned temple. Payment made by the devotee for the puja or donations will be directly credited to Temple’s Bank account.

Templelinks will create an invoice for the devotee immediately after the payment done and a copy of the same will be sent to Temple.

The invoice for the devotee would include –

  • Cost of Puja.
  • Service charge if any.
  • Delivery/Shipping Charges (if any ).
  • Banking Charges/Finance Charges.
  • GST for the services excluding Puja/Donation.

As per the Banking Gateway system Within a period of T + 2 days (Transaction + 2 days ), the payment would be credited in the Temples Registered Bank account. –

 

Temples are required to conduct the Puja as per the Booking Advice Token (BAT) sent by Templelinks (Temple can see all information in the BAT ). Temple will be sending a receipt for the Puja/Donation as given below. Name of the Devotee C/o Templelinks Pvt Ltd, Kochi, Kerala.

The banking/finance charges are the charges collected by the payment gateway partner from the devotee for facilitating banking transactions online. The charges for 1.9% for all domestic cards/banks/wallets, 3.80% for Amex cards, and 4.99% for multicurrency transactions.

 

Razorpay,India’s leading payment Gateway with the highest percentage of success rate.

  • MasterCard, Visa,Amex & Rupay Credit Cards (Domestic & International) 14+ Credit Card EMI options.
  • SBI / ICICI / HDFC / Axis / Kotak / IndusInd / HSBC/ Central Bank of India / Standard Chartered Bank/ Corporation Bank / Ratnakar bank / YES Bank / IDBI Bank/ Bank of Baroda.
  • 100+ Debit Cards (Domestic) MasterCard / Visa / Maestro, 58+ Netbanking.
  • 10+ Prepaid Cards / Wallets/UPI/ Paytm / MobiKwik / JioMoney / PayZapp /Freecharge / The Mobile Wallet ITZCash / ICash / Oxicash / PayCash/Rupay Debit Cards + 27 Multi-currency options

 

Yes. Any temple can be registered with Templelinks and the registration process is very simple.

Yes, the 80G exemption certificate request can be mailed to support@templelinks.com, post which the 80G certificate shared by the temple(only from those Temples who have 80G registration) will be sent to the devotee.

Upcoming features/services that would be launched in Templelinks App within the next one year are as follows,

  1. Regional Languages (Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi).
  2. Live Darshan.
  3. Puja shop marketplace.
  4. Astrology consultancy.
  5. Vaastu Consultancy.
  6. Priests booking.
  7. Ayurvedic Medicine.
  8. Caterers.
  9. Wedding Hall/Mandapam booking.
  10. Virtual Tour (Temple Premises)

Additional services that can be provided to temples at additional costs are as follows:-

  1. Website development and maintenance
  2. Exclusive Digital marketing services such as social media promotion, SEO, etc.
  3. Promotional campaigns for events/festivals on social media.
  4. Legal services when required.
  5. Insurance services (Theft, Fire, Accidents, etc) for temples.
  6. ESYPOS Hardware/software to digitize the complete billing system.
  7. Deployment of Manpower at temples for virtual queue management.
  8. Any other added external cost such as video creation, virtual tour photography, etc.
  9. Marketing material to be printed/placed at public places for the promotion of Temple such as hoarding, billboards, flex, etc.