27-05-2025
UP govt sets up trust to run Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan
Lucknow: The Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan will be run by trust being set up by the state govt. Governor Anandiben Patel has cleared an ordinance to set up the Shri Banke Bihari Ji Mandir Nyas or Trust.
This Trust will be responsible for ensuring that the customs, practices, festivals, prayers, ceremonies etc related to the Banke Bihar Temple in Mathura continue without any interference or changes, appointment of priests, their wages and ensuring security of devotees. It will also be responsible for the management and administration of the temple.
The trust will have 11 nominated members and seven ex-officio members, all of whom will have to be from Sanatan Dharma.
All trustees will be appointed by the state government, the role of which will be limited to ensuring transparency in finances and answerability in financial transactions. The government, the ordinance states, will not interfere in any religious matter related to the temple.
Among the nominated members, there will be three prestigious persons who are associated with Vaishnav traditions or peeths, including seers, religious leaders, heads of Maths, mahants, acharyas, swami etc.
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Three others related to any branch of Sanatan tradition, branches including seers, munis, gurus, thinkers, mahants etc will be nominated to the Trust. In addition to them, three others from any branch of Sanatan Dharma who are from fields like education, industry, thinkers, social workers etc but not restricted to just these fields can be nominated while two persons from the Goswami tradition who are currently serving the temple, and who are descendents of Swami Haridas, will be appointed to the Trust.
One of them will head the raj bhog service and the other will supervise dinner services.
These members will be appointed for a term of three years and can serve not more than two terms.
The ex-officio members will include the district magistrate of Mathura, the police superintendent of Mathura, commissioner of Mathura-Vrindavan, UP Braj Teerth Development Council CEO, one official of the department of religious affairs and the CEO of the Banke Bihari ji Mandir Trust.
These members will continue to serve till they last in the stated posts.
The appointment of any member will not be affected by their caste or gender.
The responsibility of the trust will include conservation, repair and maintenance of the temple complex. It will be allowed to purchase, rent or lease movable or immovable property up to Rs 20 lakh. For any financial transaction above that, the trust will need to take prior clearance from the state govt.
The trust will also not be allowed to hand over, transfer, gift, sell etc, property related to the god, property of the temple or Banke Bihari's jewellery uncles prior permission is taken from the state government.
A senior government official said that the decision to set up the trust was taken to bring in greater transparency in the running of the temple, considering the immense financial contribution by devotees and to ensure seamless facilities for devotees. The decision was cleared through a cabinet by-circulation and approved officially by the governor.
