GURUPAVANAPURA

From the beginning, the temple's administration was controlled by 72 Nambudri Illoms, under the suzerainty of the Zamorins of Malabar. Every item of management - Prayer services, they scruplously supervised construction and development programmes over centuries, but digressions among them ended in court. Later Malleseri Illom took-charge of administration vrith Zamorin of kozhikode as Managing Trustee. Finally, it was entrusted to Board of Trustees. And now it is functioning under Governments supervision and achieving commendable progress. The temple owns extensive landed property, sufficient to meet the cost of its maintenance. Apart from this, the income from several Vazhivadus, and hundi collections are quite adequate to meet the maintenance charges of the temple with hundreds of regularly paid personnel looking after several day to day affairs.

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