I stay here to continue to insist, as the saying goes, that y'all means all, that the loudest, crudest voices don't get to have the last word. Oh, I could move to a liberal enclave in the no-nonsense North, but I like a bit of nonsense,[…]
A silo is created when members in one department or function do not interact with those in another department, even though there might be operational benefits to the interaction.
Both the Maligava and the devales are administered by chief temple officials and their deputies, the services during the festival from providing supplies and decorations to participation in the processions are performed by temple tenants who hold temple lands (vihāragam and dēvālagam) in lieu of their rājakāriya (lit. king's work, in this case temple service).
