Travancore royal family to manage Kerala temple: SC

New Delhi, July 13

The SC on Monday upheld the Shebait rights of the Travancore royal family in the administration of Shree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala. Shebait is a person who serves a Hindu deity and manages the temple.

A Bench of Justices UU Lalit and Indu Malhotra also agreed to the erstwhile Travancore royal family’s suggestion for setting up of advisory and administrative committees to oversee the administration of one of the richest Hindu temples in India where Lord Vishnu is worshipped in “Anantha Shayana” posture. The erstwhile royal family shall be in both committees. While the advisory committee will be headed by a judge nominated by the Kerala HC, the administrative committee would be led by Thiruvananthapuram District Judge. All members of the committees will be Hindus. — TNS