Devaswom ( Sanskrit : dēvasvaṁ ; transl. "Belonging to the God" ) are socio-religious trusts in India , whose members are nominated by the government and community. They oversee Hindu temples and their assets to ensure their smooth operation in accordance with traditional rituals and customs. The devaswom system notably exists in the state of Kerala , where most temples are either managed by Government of Kerala -controlled devaswoms or private bodies or families. The properties of each temple are deemed to be the personal property of the presiding deity of the temple, and are managed through a body of trustees who bear allegiance to that deity.
10-542: The five Kerala devaswoms—Guruvayur, Travancore, Malabar, Cochin, and Koodalmanikyam—manage nearly 3,000 temples together. The five devaswoms earn about 1,000 crore rupees annually. Haripad Sree Subrahmanya Swami Temple Ettumanoor Siva Temple (60) Malayalappuzha Devi Temple (5.75) The Travancore Devaswom Board is an autonomous body formed by the Travancore Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act of 1950. Sabarimala
20-420: Is common. Trillions (in the short scale ) of money are often written or spoken of in terms of lakh crore . For example, one trillion rupees is equivalent to: Orders of magnitude (numbers)#1012 This list contains selected positive numbers in increasing order, including counts of things, dimensionless quantities and probabilities . Each number is given a name in the short scale , which
30-752: Is the main income source of the Board, with 255 crore rupees accruing to it from the temple during the previous pilgrimage season. The income from the rest of the temples in Kerala was 57 crore rupees. The Malabar Devaswom Board was formed by the H.R & C.E (Amendment) Ordinance of 2008 of the Government of Kerala. The board has nine members. There are five divisions: Kasaragod Division, Thalassery Division, Kozhikode Division, Malappuram Division, and Palakkad Division. Temples are in Special Temple category and
40-1660: Is used in English-speaking countries, as well as a name in the long scale , which is used in some of the countries that do not have English as their national language. ( 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 ; 1000 ; short scale : one nonillionth; long scale : one quintillionth) ISO: quecto- (q) ( 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 ; 1000 ; short scale : one octillionth; long scale : one quadrilliardth) ISO: ronto- (r) ( 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 ; 1000 ; short scale : one septillionth; long scale : one quadrillionth) ISO: yocto- (y) ( 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001 ; 1000 ; short scale : one sextillionth; long scale : one trilliardth) ISO: zepto- (z) ( 0.000 000 000 000 000 001 ; 1000 ; short scale : one quintillionth; long scale : one trillionth) ISO: atto- (a) ( 0.000 000 000 000 001 ; 1000 ; short scale : one quadrillionth; long scale : one billiardth) ISO: femto- (f) ( 0.000 000 000 001 ; 1000 ; short scale : one trillionth; long scale : one billionth) ISO: pico- (p) ( 0.000 000 001 ; 1000 ; short scale : one billionth; long scale : one milliardth) ISO: nano- (n) ( 0.000 001 ; 1000 ; long and short scales : one millionth) ISO: micro- (μ) (0.001; 1000 ; one thousandth ) ISO: milli- (m) (0.01; one hundredth ) ISO: centi- (c) (0.1; one tenth) ISO: deci- (d) (1; one ) (10; ten ) ISO: deca- (da) (100; hundred ) ISO: hecto- (h) ( 1 000 ; thousand ) ISO: kilo- (k) ( 10 000 ; ten thousand or
50-536: The Indian number system , which has separate terms for most powers of ten from 10 up to 10 . The crore is known by various regional names. Large amounts of money in India , Bangladesh , Nepal , and Pakistan are often written in terms of crore . For example 150,000,000 (one hundred and fifty million) rupees is written as "fifteen crore rupees ", " ₹ 15 crore". In the abbreviated form, usage such as " ₹ 15 cr"
60-402: The Government of Kerala and Devaswom Board of Travanacore and Cochin, and sought their response in six weeks. In 2019, the Government of Kerala opposed Swamy's plea. Crore A crore ( / k r ɔːr / ; abbreviated cr ) denotes ten million (10,000,000 or 10 in scientific notation ) and is equal to 100 lakh in the Indian numbering system . It is written as 1,00,00,000 with
70-942: The Ruling area of the former Cochin State. Each temples on CDB has controlled by devaswoms. The Koodalmanikyam Devaswom Board is situated in Irinjalakuda , Thrissur district . It manages the Koodalmanikyam Temple . Prior to 2015, the appointments to the various posts in the devawoms were governed by the provisions in the Madras Hindu Religious Act and Charitable Endowment Act 1951, Koodalmanikyam Devaswom Act 2005, Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act 1950, and Guruvayoor Devaswom Act 1978. In 2015, based on
80-583: The local 2,2,3 style of digit group separators (one lakh is equal to one hundred thousand , and is written as 1,00,000). It is widely used both in official and other contexts in Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Myanmar , Nepal , and Pakistan . The word crore derives from the Prakrit word kroḍi , which in turn comes from the Sanskrit koṭi ( कोटि ), denoting ten million in
90-547: The others in A, B, C, D categories. The Guruvayur Devaswom Board was formed to administer the activities of Guruvayur Temple . The Cochin Devaswom Board was formed under the act of XV of Travancore–Cochin Hindu Religious institutions Act, 1950 to make provisions for the administration, supervision, and control of incorporated and unincorporated Devaswoms and of other Hindu Religious Endowments and funds under
100-753: The recommendations by the Justice Paripoornan Commission , the Congress -led UDF government set up an autonomous body for recruitment in the Dewaswom Boards. About half of the Devaswom board recruitments are based on reservation. In 2018, the Supreme Court of India agreed to examine the petition started by Subramanian Swamy and T. G. Mohandas to abolish devaswoms. U. U. Lalit and K. M. Joseph issued notice to
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