By IANS
Guruvayoor (Kerala) : The famed Guruvayoor Sri Krishna Temple's board began a two-day meet here to discuss recent controversies that had arisen over the entry of non-Hindus into the temple.
The issue was first raised by Kerala Devasom Minister G. Sudhakaran, who wrote to the temple board that eminent singer K.J. Yesudas, a Christian, be allowed to sing on the premises Hindu devotional compositions that he is famous for.
On May 19, Guruvayoor priests performed a purification ritual after the visit of Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi and his family to the temple for the naming ceremony of Ravi's grandchild. Ravi's wife Mercy Ravi, a former Congress legislator in Kerala assembly, is a Christian by birth.
Since then there have been demands from various quarters that the temple open its doors to all believers. But the supreme authority of the temple (Guruvayoor Temple Pramabarya Paricharana Samithy) last month ruled out any change in the temple traditions.
The two-day meet is likely to order a probe into what actually happened when Ravi and family visited the temple. The board may also recommend a 'devaprashnam' – a ritual to ascertain if the temple deity was happy with the recent developments.