TEMPLE COMMITTEE

Formation of Temple Trust : In 1985, Sri Mannarkrishna and Sri T V Ravindra, of the varla family, who were regular visitors to the temple, felt the need to form a committee to over see the restoration of the temple. The temple complex was in a dilapidated condition with overgrown weeds / shrubs, in and around the sanctum sanctorum. They along with Sri Kannan and with the guidance of Shri S V Raghavachar, advocate of Ayyavarapalli, discuused with all the important Sriviashnava families connected to the temple, and formed a trust, ‘ Sri Balakrishnaswamy Temple Repair & Development Committee’. The members being

The original view of the temple in 1990 is shown below.

The first priority of the above trust was to improve the temple complex. The other main priorities were

1. Prana prathishta of the Krishna idol

2. Renovation of the temple ( inside & outside ) with cement plastering and white wash

3. Restoration / provision of electric supply to the temple

4. Reconstruction of various sculptures on the outside and gopuram of the temple, which were damaged.

The members also donated individually and also collected funds from other families and donors. As a culmination of their effort, the main idol of Navaneeta Balakrishna was reinstalled in the sanctum sanctorium, in 1992 and several homa’s were performed. There after poojas were performed regularly and the first ‘varshikotsava’ was carried out during May 1992 and the temple was thronged by hundreds of devotees. With the blessing of the Lord Krishna, the poojas, homas and other religious functions are continuing even today. The sixteenth annual celebrations have just concluded in May 2009.

A pictorial view of the temple "Punarudhharana" function, 1992 :

After the demise of Sri Mannarkrishna and Sri S V Raghavachar, the temple committee has been reconstituted. The new committee is

Recently on 4th Jan 2023, a new Trust has been formed & registered to oversee the activities of the Temple & also to take up village development. This trust named 'Navaneetha Balakrishna Trust ' is a Public Charitable Trust.