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Sri. A. PADMAKUMAR Ex.MLA
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Sri. K. P. SANKARADAS Member |
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Smt.S.JAYASREE Secretary |
The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) is an autonomous body constituted under the Travancore Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act XV of 1950. The TDB is responsible for the administration of 1,248 temples in the state of Kerala. The Travancore Devaswom Board, replacing Travancore Royal Devaswom Commission, is one of the oldest Devaswom Boards in Kerala.
The constitution of the Board was based on the Covenant entered in to by the Maharaja of Travancore in May 1949 and concurred and guaranteed by the Government of India. The Board comprises of President and two Members.
The Hindus from among the Council of Ministers shall nominate one member, and the other member shall be elected by the Hindus from among the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Kerala.
The term of the President and Members is for a period of two years. It has a Secretariat and its headquarters is at Nanthancode, Thiruvananthapuram.
The Sabarimala temple is one of the largest and the most important temple under the TDB.
