Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, it shall be the duty of the Committee,—
(a) subject to the custom and usage in the Temple, to arrange for the proper performance of the rites and ceremonies in the Temple and the subordinate temples attached thereto in accordance with the pathivu or scale of expenditure fixed for the Temple and the subordinate temples under section 20 or, till the pathivu or scale of expenditure is fixed under that section in accordance with the pathivu or scale of expenditure specified in Schedule 1 of the Koodalmanickam Devaswom Act, 1971 (7 of 1971);
(b) to provide facilities to the worshippers for the proper performance of worship;
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(c) to ensure the safe custody of the funds, valuable securities and jewellery and the preservation and management of the properties vested in the Temple;
(d) to ensure maintenance of order and discipline and proper hygienic conditions in the temple and the subordinate temples attached thereto and to maintain the proper standard of cleanliness and purity in the offerings performed within the temple;
(e) to ensure that the funds of the endowments of the Temple are spent according to the known wishes of the donors;
(f) to make provisions for the payment of suitable emoluments to the salaried staff of the Devaswom;
(g) to do all such things as may be incidental and conducive to the efficient management of the affairs of the Devaswom and for the facilities of the worshippers.