Kerala Temples controlled by government - Sangh Parivar Propaganda & the real truths
Is it true that the Kerala Devaswom board is used by the government for other purposes? Fully wrong statement.. This is primarily a propaganda unleashed by Sangh Parivar across India as part of creating a victim-hood narrative. And in Kerala, it has a huge meaning as almost absolute majority of temples in Travancore/Cochin side of Kerala were Nationalized since 18th century and came under control of the state. This means Sangh Parivar forces which were used to grow using temple resources in other parts of India, finds hard to get a space in Kerala. Let me trying to explain on this; First and foremost, there is no single Devaswom board, so the premise of question is wrong. As of today, there are 5 State Devaswom boards in Kerala 1. Travancore Devaswom Board, which owns almost 98% of temples in South Kerala, primarily spread across districts of Trivandrum, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and half of Ernakulam district. 2. Cochin Devaswom Board which owns almost ...