Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple: Heavy rains in Kerala, folks blame SC decision

Mumbai: As heavy rains hit Kerala, locals blamed the Supreme Court decision on temple treasure for inviting the destruction, according to Scroll.in.

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The Supreme Court earlier ordered the creation of a five-member administrative set-up under the district judge, which will not have any direct representation of the Travancore royal family.

Lord Padmanambha is the family deity of Travancore royal house and since 18th century the princes of the lineage had ruled most of south Kerala and adjoining parts of Tamil Nadu as "Padmanabhadasa" (servants of Padmanabha).

After the integration of the princely state in 1947, the royal rule came to an end and most major temples of Travancore were brought under a Devaswom Board.

But as a special case, control over the Padmanabhaswamy temple was left in the hands of the royal family.