Malabar region also finally received this right, as per the Madras Temple entry proclamation issued on June 12,1947. The Zamorin of Malabar had no wish to change the existing customs and usages in temples; on hearing the news of the Travancore Temple Entry proclamation he said that the Travancore Maharajah did not have the authority to do so as he was only a trustee of the temples which were under the supervision of Hindu Religions Endowment Board. He also sent a memorandum to the authorities claiming no one had the authority to take decisions regarding temple entry as they were private properties. Universal temple entry was only granted in Malabar region in 1947 after India's independence. See also Kandoth assault References External links www.india.gov.in/knowindia/state_uts.php?id=64 www.kerala.cc/keralahistory www.kerala.gov.in/knowkerala/ www.hindubooks.org/temples/kerala niyamasabha.org/codes Indian caste legislation Hindu law Hindu temples Kingdom of Travancore History of Kerala 20th-century Hinduism 1936 in India 1936 in law 1936 documents Social history of Kerala Ezhava Proclamations Hindu temples in Kerala Vaikom