Temple Management In The gamaS : With Special Reference To Kmikgama

For At Least 1500 Years, Temple Design, Construction And Worship Have Followed The Canon Of The gama-S. ShouldnT Temple Management Also Follow The gama-S? Steeped In A History Of More Than Two Millennia, The Real Bequest Of IndiaS Ancient Temples Is That They Are Still Living Sacred Spaces. The Gods That Were Invoked In These Temples More Than A Thousand Years Ago, Continue To Reside In The Sanctums And Gaze Benevolently Upon Their Devotees. The Bells Ring For Morning Service As They Did A Thousand Years Ago. The crya Waves The rati Just As Another crya Did A Thousand Years Ago. No Other Organization In The World Can Boast Of Such Amazing Continuity. The Secret To This Longevity Lies In The gama-S. gama-S Are The Traditional Canon Believed To Be As Old As The Vedas, With Detailed Manuals On Temple-Building, Consecration And Ritual Worship. While The World Outside The Temples - A World Of Kings And Kingdoms - Has Changed, Temples Continue To Follow The gama-S In Letter And Spirit In Their Everyday Religious Function, Notwithstanding The Many Changes In Administrative Formats. By Studying The Activities Of The Temple, Material And Manpower Required, Qualifications And Roles Prescribed For The Temple Professionals, This Thesis Attempts To Reconstruct An gamic Temple Management Framework, Using The Kmikgama As Primary Text With Other gama-S, Secondary Literature And Inscriptional Evidence As Required.