Guruvayur Devaswom Board

Guruvayur Devaswom Board
Formation1956; 68 years ago (1956)
TypeTrust
PurposeManagement of 12 temples
HeadquartersGuruvayur, Thrissur district
Location
  • Guruvayur
Region
Kerala
Commissioner
Sri Biju Prabhakar IAS
Chairman
Dr.V K Vijayan
Administrator
Sri K P Vinayan
CF&AO
Sri Sajith K P
Websiteguruvayurdevaswom.nic.in/Home
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Guruvayur Devaswom is a Statutory and Independent body created for the governing and management of 12 temples in Kerala assigned to it. With the passing of Madras Regulation Act in the year 1817, temples were brought under the control of East India Company,a corporate organisation. The concept of temple included its premises and wealth. 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.