Malabar Devaswom Board

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Malabar Devaswom Board
Formation1956;68 years ago (1956)
TypeTrust
PurposeManagement of 1300 temples
Headquarters Kozhikode
Location
  • Malabar Devaswom Board,Housefed Complex,Eranhippalam PO.,Kozhikode - 673006.
Region
Kerala
Chairman
Sri.M.R.Murali
Website www.malabardevaswom.kerala.gov.in

Malabar Devaswom Board is a statutory and Independent body created for the governing and management of nearly 1340 temples in South Malabar and North Malabar assigned to it. [1] The board came into existence in its present form on 2nd October 2008 following the Madras H.R & C.E (Amendment) Act, 2008 by Kerala Legislative Assembly. [2]

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History

Till Pre-British era temple management was with local members of town. Temple was a place of many cultural activities and social development place with rest houses, cow dwelling places, community halls etc. In Northern Kerala most temples were controlled by aristocratic families with feudal background. [3]

With the passing of Madras Regulation Act in the year 1817, temples were brought under the control of East India Company,a corporate organisation. However, from 1925, temples were brought under government control with the passing of State Religious and Charitable Endowments Act. Under this Act, the state governments exercised power for the formation of Temple Development Boards for major temples with the members from local city. The concept of temple included its premises and wealth and Temple Development Boards for many temples in India are created for the maintenance and governing of the affairs of temple. [4] Thus the temples under Malabar District came under Madras H.R & C.E Act 1926.

After States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the temples in erstwhile Malabar District excluding Lakshadweep and including Kasaragod taluk of South Canara governed by Madras H.R & C.E Act 1926 came under the control of Government of Kerala. [5] The Malabar Devaswom Board came into being in 2008, firstly through an ordinance and subsequently through the amendment of the act.

Organisation

Temple Development Board includes Chairman,and seven other members appointed by State Government. [6] Malabar Devaswom Board is presently headed by M.R. Murali, a Communist Party of India (Marxist) politician from Shoranur. [7] [8]

The temples are managed by a Devaswom Commissioner from Kozhikode. Under the commissioner there are five geographical divisions each headed by an Assistant Devaswom Commissioner namely;

Roles and Responsibilities

Roles and Responsibilities of Temple Development Board includes the following: [9] [10] [4] [11] [12] [13]

List of famous temples maintained by the Board

Following is the list of famous temples maintained by the Board:

Sl NoTempleDivisionTaluk
1 Rajarajeshwara Temple Kasaragod Taliparamba
2Sree Subrahmanya Swami Temple, Payyannur Taliparamba
3 Muthappan Temple, Parassinikkadavu Taliparamba
4Srimath Anantheshwara Temple, Manjeshwar Manjeshwaram
5 Ananthapura Lake Temple Manjeshwaram
6 Madhur Temple Kasaragod
7Trikkannad Tryambakeshwara Temple Kasaragod
8 Madayi Kavu ThalasseryKannur
9 Peralasseri Temple Kannur
10 Kottiyoor Temple Thalaserry
11 Lokanarkavu Temple Vatakara
12 Thirunelli Temple Mananthavady
13 Chinakkathoor Temple Palakkad Ottapalam
14 Valayanad Devi Temple Kozhikode Kozhikode
15 Mammiyoor Temple MalappuramChavakkad
16 Thirumandhamkunnu Temple Perinthalmanna
17 Kadampuzha Devi Temple Tirur
18 Thirunavaya Navamukunda Temple Tirur
19Trikandiyur Shiva Temple Tirur
20 Alattiyur Hanuman Temple Tirur

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