▁the ▁Temple . ▁▁ ▁The ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁E tt ara ▁Y og am ▁( other ▁than ▁the ▁P ush pan j ali ▁Sw ami yar ) ▁is ▁passed ▁her ed itar ily ▁and ▁the ▁member ▁families ▁are ▁represented ▁by ▁the ▁senior ▁most ▁male ▁member ▁there in . ▁ ▁E tt uve et il ▁P ill amar ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Sri ▁Pad man ab has w amy ▁Temple ▁possessed ▁vast ▁land ed ▁areas ▁over ▁which ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁Tra van core ▁had ▁no ▁control ▁what so ever . ▁These ▁lands ▁were ▁divided ▁into ▁eight ▁ad h ik are ms ▁or ▁districts ▁and ▁over ▁each ▁of ▁these ▁districts ▁as ▁a ▁governor ▁was ▁placed ▁a ▁noble ▁family , ▁all ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁P illa i . H ence ▁they ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁E tt uve et il ▁P ill amar ▁or ▁the ▁L ords ▁of ▁the ▁E ight ▁H ouses . The ▁conf eder acy ▁of ▁these ▁P ill amar ▁was ▁eventually ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁by ▁Mah ar aj ah ▁An iz hom ▁Th ir unal ▁Mar th anda ▁Var ma ▁after ▁they ▁were ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁murder ▁and ▁consp i racy ▁against ▁the ▁Royal ▁House . ▁The ▁P ill amar ▁were ▁organ ised ▁into ▁a ▁conf eder acy ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁ ▁E ros ion ▁of ▁authority ▁O wing ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁power ▁v ested ▁in ▁their ▁hands , ▁the ▁E tt uve et il ▁P ill amar