 Devaswom is a social system that is found in Kerala where almost all temples are either managed by Government controlled Devaswoms or formed by private bodies or families.
All temples of Kerala are managed by Devaswoms. Devaswom means properties of god. Under this system all properties of each temple are declared as personal property of presiding deity and managed through a body of trustees who the worshippers of the presiding deity.
According to Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act-1950, State Government of Kerala is responsible for managing all temples except owned by those private families and private boards. Only Government appointed Devaswom officials and board interfere in the affairs of the temple. All Devaswom board members as well as officials are Hindus and sworn to prime deity of each Devaswom Board. The state of Kerala also has a Devaswom Minister who is in charge of all Devaswom related affairs. Devaswom board The Devaswom Board comprises of President and two Members. The President and one Member are nominated by the Hindu members of the Kerala Council of Ministers and the other Member from the Hindu Members of State legislature. The term of the President and Members is for a period of four years. The head quarter is located in Thiruvananthapuram. Travancore Maharaja is considered as the patron of all temples owned by Travancore Devaswom Board Some of the main temples that are under Travancore Devaswom board are: Sri Dharmasastha Temple, Pathanamthitta Chettikulangara Bhagavathi Temple, Mavelikkara Vazhappally Maha Temple, Changanassery Aranmula Sree Parthasarathy Temple, Pathanamthitta Sree Vallabha Temple, Thiruvalla Mahadeva Temple, Chengannur Anjaneya Temple, Kaviyoor Sreekrishna Temple, Ambalappuzha Mahadeva Temple, Kandiyoor, Mavelikkara Mahadeva Temple, Eattumanoor Sreekrishna Temple, Mavelikkara Mahadeva Temple, Vaikom Devi Karthiyayani Temple, Cherthala Mookambika Devi Temple, North Paravur Narasimha Moorthy, Sudharshana Moorthy Mahakshethram, Thuravoor Devi Karthiyayani Temple, Aroor, Alapuzha Sree Subhramanya Temple, Harippad Malayalappuzha Devi Temple, Pathanamthitta Thirunakkara Siva Temple, Kottayam Sreekanteswaram Temple, Thiruvananthapuram Sree Parasurama Swamy Temple, Thiruvallam, Trivandrum Mahadevar Temple, Kazhakkuttom, Trivandrum Sarkara Devi Temple, Chirayinkil, Trivandrum Kodungoor Devi Temple, Kodungoor, Kottayam Agasthyacode Mahadevar Temple, Agasthyacode, Anchal, Kollam Major Puthiydam Sreekrishna Swami Temple, Kayamkulam mahagnapathi temple , kottarakara vettikalavala temple vettikavala ayyapaswamy temple, kulathupuzha ayyapaswamy temple, ayankavu ayyappaswamy temple, achankovil sastha temple, sasthamcotta padanayarkullanagara temple, karunagapply kotttamkullanagara devi temple ,chavara janardhana swamy temple, varkala Some of the main temples that come under Cochin Devaswom Board are: Rajarajeshwari Temple, Chottanikkara, Ernakulam Shree Poornathrayeesha Temple, Thripoornuthura, Ernakulam Shiva Temple, Ernakulam Elangunnapuzha Temple, Vypin Kodungallur Bhagawathi Temple, Kodungallore Pazhayannur Bhagawathy Temple Peruvanam, Thrissur Arrattupuzha, Thrissur Vadakkumanathan Temple, Thrissur Sreeramaswamy Temple, Triprayar The Guruvayur Devaswom Board was formed for looking after the administration of the activities of Guruvayur Temple. |
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