Where devotion
meets the earth.
A people-powered movement to bring reverence and responsibility back to how India retires its sacred objects.
A People-Powered Movement for Sacred Custody & Ecological Sanctity
Established in 2025, Durga Katyayani Foundation was founded to answer a painful question in millions of Indian households: What do you do with sacred deity photographs when they age, break, or when families relocate?
To resolve an unspoken spiritual dilemma in millions of homes across India: treating old, worn, and damaged sacred deity photographs and pooja articles with the highest reverence and zero ecological pollution.
Bridging Devotion & Earth Care
By providing a unified framework of free doorstep pickup, digital custody logs, and traditional rituals, no sacred picture is ever abandoned on a roadside tree or tossed into waterways.
Our Sacred Mission
To bring reverence and responsibility to how India retires its sacred objects by providing zero-cost doorstep collection, transparent custody tracking, rural mandir redistribution, and Agamic Vedic retirement.
- Eliminate roadside abandonment of divine photos
- Provide 100% free doorstep collection for all devotees
- Redistribute reusable framed images to remote village temples
- Conduct consecrated Vedic Agni Visarjan for unrepairable items
Our Long-Term Vision
An ecologically conscious and culturally rooted India where spiritual devotion harmonizes with environmental stewardship—ensuring every sacred object receives divine reverence without generating toxic waste in nature.
Separating toxic synthetic adhesives, varnishes, and glass for zero-landfill recycling while sacred paper & natural materials receive holy Agni Visarjan.
The Guiding Values of Our Foundation
Every action from doorstep collection to village consecration is governed by these unyielding values.
Devotional Reverence
Handling every sacred image with clean hands, pristine packaging, and ritual sanctity as prescribed in the Agamas.
Ecological Responsibility
Separating glass, wood, and brass for sustainable recycling while keeping rivers and sacred trees free from debris.
Radical Transparency
End-to-end QR code tracking, 6-digit OTP custody logs, and audited public impact ledgers for total donor trust.
Zero-Barrier Access
Doorstep pickup is completely free for every devotee family regardless of background, ensuring equal access to dharma.
Vedic Authenticity
Guided by traditional Vedic scholars and temple priests for sanctified Agni Visarjan and Prana Pratishtha rituals.
People-Powered Movement
Empowering local youth, college students, and temple volunteers with verified identities to lead community awareness drives.
Programs & Initiatives
Explore the core initiatives driving our sacred preservation movement.
Free Doorstep Collection
Devotees schedule pickup online; trained volunteers arrive with sacred bags to safely collect old deity photos and pooja materials.
Rural Mandir Redistribution
Photos in good condition are cleaned, reframed with devotion, and consecrated in newly built or remote village temples in need of deity murtis.
Sanctified Agni Visarjan Homams
Unrepairable paper images receive a dignified, sanctified retirement through Vedic Agni Visarjan Homam accompanied by Veda mantras.
Temple Drop Box Network
Weather-sealed, sanctified wooden collection boxes installed at major pilgrimage and neighborhood temples for easy drop-off.
Vintage Tanjore & Oleograph Preservation
Rare Raja Ravi Varma oleographs and Tanjore vintage prints found in collections are preserved, restored, and displayed for spiritual awareness.
Verified Volunteer Force
A 500+ strong network of Aadhaar & Voter ID verified volunteers operating with OTP security, field kits, and dedicated task dashboards.
Tangible Outcomes Across India
All numbers are audited and verified through our 6-digit OTP custody database.
Milestones of the Movement
From a grassroots survey of 40 mandirs to a multi-state sacred preservation trust.
The Awakening & Field Survey
A dedicated group of devotees surveyed 40 pilgrimage temples in Hyderabad, documenting over 12,000 deity photos abandoned under trees and river ghats.
Trust Inception & First 1,000 Doorstep Pickups
Durga Katyayani Foundation was registered as a public charitable trust, launching the first pilot doorstep collection service and receiving 80G tax status.
Agamic Advisory & First Central Agni Visarjan
Formed a Vedic Advisory Council of traditional pandits and conducted the first mass Agni Visarjan Homam for 4,500 unrepairable sacred images.
Digital Platform, 50+ Mandir Boxes & 500 Volunteers
Launched the nationwide digital platform with 6-digit OTP verification, live custody tracking, and expanding drop boxes across South India.
Board of Trustees & Vedic Advisory
Dedicated stewards combining traditional spiritual authority with transparent operational governance.
Sri V. Ramachandra Murthy
Managing Trustee & Founder
TRUSTEELifelong spiritual devotee and social reformer who initiated the movement after witnessing sacred picture abandonment at sacred riverbanks.
Dr. K. Sreenivasa Sharma
Head of Vedic Agamic Advisory
VEDIC ADVISORYRenowned Agama and Veda scholar guiding the ritual protocols for Agni Visarjan, frame desanctification, and village temple prana pratishtha.
Smt. Lakshmi Prasanna
Trustee & Community Outreach Lead
TRUSTEEPassionate community organizer managing women community circles, temple drop box installations, and awareness drives across residential colonies.
Sri Kalyan Varma
Director of Field Operations
OPERATIONSOversees 500+ verified volunteers, logistics routing, mobile OTP security, and doorstep pickup coordination across Telangana & AP.
Real Lives, Real Sanctity Restored
Moving stories from the devotee homes and rural village temples we serve.
Doorstep Sacred PickupRestoring Solace for Smt. Sita Devi after 40 Years of Puja
The Challenge:
Our Service:
Rural Mandir GiftingTeakwood Framing & Consecration at Nalgonda Village Sanctum
The Challenge:
Our Service:
Transparency You Can Rely On
Partner Mandirs & Institutional Collaborators
Working in synergy with established pilgrimage trusts, Vedic gurukulams, and eco-recyclers.
Bring Reverence to India's Sacred Objects
Every photograph given a dignified farewell, every rupee donated, and every volunteer hour preserves the sanctity of Sanatana Dharma.