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The Travancore Devaswom Board is an autonomous body formed by the Travancore Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act of 1950. Sabarimala is the main income source of the Board, with 255 crore rupees accruing to it from the temple during the previous pilgrimage season. [3] The income from the rest of the temples in Kerala was 57 crore rupees. [3]
Travancore Devaswom Board is statutory and autonomous body managing around 1252 temples in southern part of India. The regular operations of one of the major temples of India, Sabarimala temple , works under its guidance.
The Maharaja of Travancore was the principal title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Travancore in the southern part of Kerala, India.The Maharaja of Travancore was the topmost ruler of Travancore until 1949, when Travancore was acceded to India.
The Diwan or Dewan of Travancore was the head of government of Travancore in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, serving at the pleasure of the Maharaja, corresponding to a prime minister, and consisting in the formal titles Valiya Sarvadhikaryakar and Dalawa until the insurrection of Velu Thampi Dalawa and administrative reforms of John Munro.
The temple is open from 5 am to 10.30 am and 5 pm to 7.15 pm and is administered by Malabar Devaswom Board of the Government of Kerala. The two major festivals celebrated in the temple are Vaikunta Ekadasi and Thiruvonam. [3] The main annual festival for ten days each year in the month of Medam (April/May).
[4] about five kilometres from SCS Junction in Tiruvalla. It is situated on a small hillock, and 21 wide steps leads to the majestic east Gopuram. The main entrance leads to a lengthy Anakkottil. The eastern courtyard is adorned by a Golden dhwaja( flagmast) and two high lamp-masts on either side. [5] The fortified area is of 2 acres.
Thrikodithanam Mahavishnu Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu and located in Thrikkodithanam, Kottayam District, Kerala, South India.Constructed in the Kerala style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE.
Primary deity of this temple is Durga. [2] The temple is managed by the Travancore Devaswom Board, Kerala. [citation needed] The Thalappoli in 'Meda Bharani' and the annual festival during the months of April and May are popular. [3]