Department of Devaswom
Script error: No such module "AfC submission catcheck". Devaswom (Sanskrit: Property of God) are socio-religious trusts in India that comprise members nominated by both government and community. Hindu temples and their assets and to ensure their smooth operation in accordance with traditional rituals and customs. The devaswom system notably exists in the state of Kerala, where most temples are either managed by Government of Kerala-controlled devaswoms or formed by private bodies/families. The properties of each temple are deemed to be the personal property of the presiding deity the temple and are managed through a body of trustees who bear allegiance to the presiding deity.
The five Kerala devaswoms (Guruvayur, Travancore, Malabar, Cochin, and Koodalmanikyam) together manage nearly 3000 temples.[1]
Minister for Devaswom[edit]
Devaswom has been included as a department in the Kerala cabinet. At the same time, a minister is given charge of the department. In Kerala, Devaswom has been an independent department since 1996. Prior to this, Devaswom was given as a sub-division along with any other department. Generally the devaswom department is usually given to a person belonging to the upper caste. But in Kerala, the Devaswom department has often given to the backward castes.
Devaswom Ministers in Kerala[edit]
Before 1996[edit]
- Vella Eacharan
- K. K. Balakrishnan
- Damodaran Kalassery
After 1996[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "They Manage the Wealth of the Gods". The Times of India. 4 September 2012. p. 3.
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