The General Secretary of Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam, Vellappally Natesan has heavily criticised Kerala’s temple administration system, questioning whether “Devaswom Boards have become a curse.”

Criticising the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) for sending gold-plated panels from the temple’s Dwarapalaka idols to Chennai for repair without informing the High Court, Natesan wrote in ‘Yoganadam’, the official mouthpiece of the SNDP Yogam, that such an incident is “deeply painful for Ayyappa devotees” and highlighted that the allegations about financial irregularities and the involvement of middlemen reflected a “rotting system” within temple management.

“Devaswom Boards have become synonymous with corruption and mismanagement. From the theft of gold and priceless temple asse

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