Temple Funds Under Cloud In Kerala: After Sabarimala, Guruvayur In Spotlight

After the theft of gold from Kerala's Sabarimala temple, similar allegations have surfaced at the equally famous Guruvayur after a 2019 audit - released only now - recorded various assets, including gold and ivory, as 'missing'. The report indicated these had been handled without due protocol. It also indicated a loss of Rs 79 lakh related to deposits in a gold scheme run by the State Bank of India.

The report also found the manchadi, or coral wood tree, seeds for the sack count given by the devotees were missing and saffron flowers were not included in the records. In addition, 2,000 kg of traditional cookware, or Uruli, worth Rs 15 lakh had not been included in calculations.

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