The Vigilance wing of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) that investigated the pilferage of gold from the Thiruvabharanam (sacred jewellery) of the presiding deity of Ettumanur Mahadeva Temple has recommended action against a former head priest of the temple.
The investigation team, headed by P. Bijoy, Chief Vigilance Officer, TDB, found Keshavan Sathyesh, a native of Tali in Kasaragod, guilty of replacing the jewelry, a gold plated rudraksha rosary with 81 beads and 21 grams of gold, with a new one with 72 beads. He had served as the temple's head priest during a three-year term that ended in June last year.
The investigation report, submitted to TDB president K. Ananthagopan, also recommends civil and criminal action against the accused priest.
