▁became ▁highly ▁ar rog ant . ▁The ▁P ill amar ▁consp ired ▁against ▁the ▁royal ▁house ▁and ▁several ▁mur ders ▁and ▁other ▁acts ▁of ▁at roc ity ▁were ▁committed ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁power less ness ▁of ▁the ▁S over eign . ▁Event ually ▁Mah ar aj ah ▁An iz hom ▁Th ir unal ▁Mar th anda ▁Var ma ▁( 1 7 0 6 – 1 7 5 8 ) ▁decided ▁to ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁their ▁power ▁and ▁destroyed ▁the ▁P ill amar . ▁The ▁conf eder acy ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁P ill amar ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁and ▁the ▁member ▁families ▁were ▁ban ished ▁from ▁Tra van core . ▁From ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Mar th anda ▁Var ma ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁Y og ath u ▁P ott imar ▁er oded ▁and ▁the ▁Temple ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁direct ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ar aj ah s ▁of ▁Tra van core . ▁ ▁E tt ara ▁Y og am ▁in ▁modern ▁times ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁book , ▁S ree ▁Pad man ab ha ▁Sw amy ▁Temple , ▁written ▁by ▁Princess ▁As w ath i ▁Th ir unal ▁G ow ri ▁Lak sh mi ▁Bay i , ▁the ▁E tt ar ay og am ▁ ▁still ▁exists ▁in ▁principle . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁hundred ▁years , ▁seven ▁E tt ar ay og am ▁P otti ▁families ▁have ▁continued ▁to ▁receive ▁requests ▁from ▁the ▁Pad man ab has w amy ▁Temple ▁authorities ▁for ▁an uj na ▁( permission )