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Temple panel dissolved for obstructing non-Brahmin priest Published: June 4,2009 Thiruvananthapuram , Jun 3 The Travancore Deveswom Board (TDB) has decided to dissolve a temple advisory committee in Kottayam district for allegedly preventing a non- Brahmin priest from taking over the temple duties. The incident took place at Vayappara Temple under the Ettamannur Group of temples in Kottayam two months back, a TDB release said here today. The decision to disband the panel was taken by a TDB meeting presided by Chief Commissioner of Devaswom, K Jayakumar, the release said. The trained priest was appointed by the Board to take over the priestly duties of the small temple. However, the temple advisory committee of the local people objected to the posting and insisted that a Brahmin be appointed as priest, as was the tradition. The TDB appointed a committee to inquire into the incident and based on its report the decision to disband the advisory committee was taken, the release said. Meanwhile, the priest was shifted to another temple, it said. Source: PTI
