As the Kerala High Court -appointed special investigation team investigates the alleged gold theft at the Sabarimala temple, another famous temple, Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple, is under the radar.

Government audits of the Guruvayur Devaswom for 2019–20 and 2020–21 found that the temple management did not properly check or record valuables like gold and silver.

The reports also said there were big differences between the temple’s income and spending and that records were poorly kept.

The audit said that after July 2012, the Guruvayur Devaswom’s decisions were not open for inspection. In 2015, the management decided that its decisions did not have to be submitted for audit.

For the year 2019–20, auditors found large differences between the budgeted and actual revenue and expenditu

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