Erode (TN): A single lemon fetched Rs 35,000 at an auction held at a private temple at a village near here, the temple authorities said.
As per custom, the lemon and other items including fruits offered to Lord Shiva during the Mahashivarathiri festivities observed on Friday night at the Pazhapoosaian temple near Sivagiri village, 35 km from here, were auctioned.
As many as 15 devotees participated in the auction and a lemon was sold to a devotee from Erode for Rs 35,000, the temple authorities said.