Kerala: Travancore Devaswom Board issues circular reiterating ban on RSS Shakhas in Hindu temples
1 year, 10 months ago

Kerala: Travancore Devaswom Board issues circular reiterating ban on RSS Shakhas in Hindu temples

Op India  

The Travancore Devaswom Board, the autonomous body that manages Hindu temples in Kerala, has issued a circular reaffirming its ban on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Shakhas and their activities within the premises of Kerala temples under its jurisdiction. The TDB had said that strict actions will be taken against Devaswom officers who allow functioning of RSS sakhas, drills and physical trainings on the premises of the board managed temples. Earlier in 2015, the Travancore Devaswom Board had told the Kerala High Court that no permission has been granted to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to conduct drills or ‘Shakha’ in temple premises. Travancore Devaswom Board is one of the five autonomous bodies that manages nearly 3,000 temples in Kerala.

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TDB to restrict crowds at Sabarimala for Makaravilakku
3 months, 1 week ago

TDB to restrict crowds at Sabarimala for Makaravilakku

The Hindu  

In a bid to regulate the crowd at Sabarimala during the Makaravilakku festival, the Travancore Devaswom Board has decided to impose a cap on the number of devotees allowed to ascend the hillock on January 13 and 14. As per estimates, 30.87 lakh pilgrims visited the temple till December 23, a rise of 4.45 lakh compared to the previous season. …

Kerala High Court says no to flex boards praising government at temples
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court says no to flex boards praising government at temples

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday banned flex boards praising the state government and Travancore Devaswom Board on the premises of the temples under the board. Observing that temples are places of public worship, the court directed the administrative officer of the Thuravoor Mahakshetram near Cherthala to take steps to remove the flex boards having the photographs of Chief …

Kerala High Court bans flex boards praising state government and TDB in temples
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala High Court bans flex boards praising state government and TDB in temples

India Today  

The Kerala High Court has ruled that flex boards praising or congratulating the state government and the Travancore Devaswom Board are not allowed in temples. The court also questioned the appropriateness of the temple advisory committee's involvement in setting up such flex boards, stressing that funds donated by devotees should not be used for such purposes. The bench has asked …

Kerala HC sets aside TDB permission to Delhi-based trust to hold \'Ramkatha\' at Pamba
3 years, 1 month ago

Kerala HC sets aside TDB permission to Delhi-based trust to hold \'Ramkatha\' at Pamba

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday set aside the permission granted by the Travancore Devaswom Board to a Delhi-based trust to hold a nine-day-long 'Ramakatha' programme in Pamba-Triveni Manalppuram area of Pathanamthitta district, saying the site in question cannot be used exclusively for any such activity. The high court also directed the Delhi-based Nandkishore Bajoria Charitable Trust to "forthwith" …

Amid protests, Malabar Devaswom Board takes over Mattannur Mahadeva temple in Kerala's Kannur
3 years, 5 months ago

Amid protests, Malabar Devaswom Board takes over Mattannur Mahadeva temple in Kerala's Kannur

India Today  

Amid protests by devotees, officials of the Malabar Devaswom Board entered the premises of Mattannur Mahadeva temple in Kerala’s Kannur with police protection on Wednesday and took over the temple. They alleged that workers of the ruling Communist Party of India had accompanied the Devaswom board officials without prior notice and had opened the temple door and erected the board’s …

Religion in peril in God's Own Country?
3 years, 8 months ago

Religion in peril in God's Own Country?

India Today  

The Communists may rule Kerala, but places of worship have always thrived on donations from the faithful of the land. The Sabarimala temple of Lord Ayyappa--Kerala’s most popular Hindu shrine that triggered a national controversy with the Supreme Court ruling that women of all ages be allowed entry-- used to get donations worth Rs 3.5 crore daily during the pilgrim …

Travancore Devaswom Board appoints Arabic teachers in schools under it
4 years, 8 months ago

Travancore Devaswom Board appoints Arabic teachers in schools under it

Op India  

In yet another attempt to push its anti-Hindu agenda, the CPI-M led Kerala government has now decided to utilise funds of Hindu owned schools under the Travancore Devaswom Board to employ Arabic teachers. According to Organiser, Travancore Devaswom Board, whose responsibility is to administer temples in Kerala, has now decided to appoint Arabic teachers in schools which come under its …

SC Issues Notice On Pleas Against Govt. Controlling Devaswom Boards; Seeks Participation Of Devotees In Temple Administration [Read Petitions]
6 years, 5 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Pleas Against Govt. Controlling Devaswom Boards; Seeks Participation Of Devotees In Temple Administration [Read Petitions]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Kerala government, the Travancore Devaswom Board and the Cochin Devaswom Board on petitions moved by TG Mohandas and Subramanian Swamy challenging the Government taking over the constitution of the two Boards which administer most of the temples in Kerala falling in the erstwhile Travancore-Cochin part of the State and demanding democratic. The …

TDB seeks report on priest row
7 years, 8 months ago

TDB seeks report on priest row

Deccan Chronicle  

Alaoouzha: The Travancore Devaswom Board has taken note of the caste discrimination by Hindu Matha Convention at Chettikulangara temple. TDB president Prayar Gopalakrishnan said he had sought a report from Devaswom Commissioner on the shifting out of a non-Brahmin priest. The DC report “Temple stonewalls non-Brahmin priest” on July 16 had triggered public outrage against the RSS-backed group, and the …

No permission has been granted to RSS to conduct Drills or ‘Shakha’ in Temple premises; Devaswom Board submits before High Court of Kerala
9 years, 9 months ago

No permission has been granted to RSS to conduct Drills or ‘Shakha’ in Temple premises; Devaswom Board submits before High Court of Kerala

Live Law  

The Travancore Devaswom Board has submitted before the Kerala High Court that no permission has been granted to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to conduct drills or 'Shakha' in Thrikkadavoor Mahadeva Temple premises in Kollam district of Kerala.TDB's submission before the Kerala High Court was in response to a complaint alleging that arms training is being conducted in the said temple. …

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