Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Note on transliteration
- Introduction
- 1 The South Indian temple: cultural model and historical problem
- 2 Kings, sects, and temples: South Indian Śrī Vaisnavism, 1350–1700
- 3 British rule and temple politics, 1700–1826
- 4 From bureaucracy to judiciary, 1826–1878
- 5 Litigation and the politics of sectarian control, 1878–1925
- 6 Rethinking the present: some contextual implications
- Appendix A Rules and regulations of 1800
- Appendix B Justice Hutchins's scheme of 1885
- Appendix C Final judicial scheme of management, 1925
- Bibliography
- Index
Appendix C - Final judicial scheme of management, 1925
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Note on transliteration
- Introduction
- 1 The South Indian temple: cultural model and historical problem
- 2 Kings, sects, and temples: South Indian Śrī Vaisnavism, 1350–1700
- 3 British rule and temple politics, 1700–1826
- 4 From bureaucracy to judiciary, 1826–1878
- 5 Litigation and the politics of sectarian control, 1878–1925
- 6 Rethinking the present: some contextual implications
- Appendix A Rules and regulations of 1800
- Appendix B Justice Hutchins's scheme of 1885
- Appendix C Final judicial scheme of management, 1925
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
1. This revised scheme and the modifications made herein and hereby in the scheme now in force relating to the said Śrī Pārthasārathy Svāmi Temple shall come into force from the commencement of 1926.
2. The management and affairs of the temple shall be carried on by a body of Dharmakarthas under the supervision and control of a Board of Supervision as hereinafter constituted, with powers as defined hereinafter.
3. The Dharmakarthas shall be three in number and the Board of Supervision shall consist of seven members. Of the Dharmakarthas, one shall be a Brahmin, one an Arya Vysia (Komiti) and one a non-Brahmin non-Arya Vysia.
4. Provided always that nothing done or purported to be done by the said Dharmakarthas or the Board of Supervision shall be illegal or invalid merely by reason of the fact that the number of Dharmakarthas at any time is less than three or of the Board of Supervision less than seven.
And provided also that on the occurrence of any vacancy or vacancies the surviving or continuing Dharmakartha or Dharmakarthas or the surviving or continuing members of the Board of Supervision shall have all the rights and be liable to discharge all the duties of the Dharmakarthas and the Board of Supervision respectively until such vacancy or vacancies are filled up.
In case of difference of opinion amongst the Dharmakarthas the opinion of the Majority shall prevail.
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- Worship and Conflict under Colonial RuleA South Indian Case, pp. 238 - 246Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1981