Thrissur (Kerala), Oct 21 (PTI) Lack of physical verification of temple valuables, including gold and silver, significant discrepancies between income and expenditure figures, and poor record keeping were among the findings of successive Kerala government audits of the Guruvayur Devaswom for 2019-20 and 2020-21.

The audit reports also stated that after July 2012, the Devaswom’s decisions were not made available for scrutiny.

In 2015, the temple management decided that its decisions need not be submitted for audit, the reports said.

Regarding the temple’s finances for 2019-20, the report noted major differences between the budgeted and audited revenue and expenditure statements.

The discrepancies were observed under several heads, including revenue from investments, capital receipts, do

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