Devaswom is a social system that is found in Kerala where almost all temples are either managed by Government controlled Devaswoms or formed by private bodies or families. All temples of Kerala are managed by Devaswoms. Devaswom means properties of god. Under this system all properties of each temple are declared as personal property of presiding deity and managed through a body of trustees who the worshippers of the presiding deity.

According to Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act-1950, State Government of Kerala is responsible for managing all temples except owned by those private families and private boards. Only Government appointed Devaswom officials and board interfere in the affairs of the temple. All Devaswom board members as well as officials are Hindus and sworn to prime deity of each Devaswom Board. The state of Kerala also has a Devaswom Minister who is in charge of all Devaswom related affairs.

Devaswom board
The Devaswom Board comprises of President and two Members. The President and one Member are nominated by the Hindu members of the Kerala Council of Ministers and the other Member from the Hindu Members of State legislature. The term of the President and Members is for a period of four years. The head quarter is located in Thiruvananthapuram. Travancore Maharaja is considered as the patron of all temples owned by Travancore Devaswom Board

Some of the main temples that are under Travancore Devaswom board are:
Sri Dharmasastha Temple, Pathanamthitta
Chettikulangara Bhagavathi Temple, Mavelikkara
Vazhappally Maha Temple, Changanassery
Aranmula Sree Parthasarathy Temple, Pathanamthitta
Sree Vallabha Temple, Thiruvalla
Mahadeva Temple, Chengannur
Anjaneya Temple, Kaviyoor
Sreekrishna Temple, Ambalappuzha
Mahadeva Temple, Kandiyoor, Mavelikkara
Mahadeva Temple, Eattumanoor
Sreekrishna Temple, Mavelikkara
Mahadeva Temple, Vaikom
Devi Karthiyayani Temple, Cherthala
Mookambika Devi Temple, North Paravur
Narasimha Moorthy, Sudharshana Moorthy Mahakshethram, Thuravoor
Devi Karthiyayani Temple, Aroor, Alapuzha
Sree Subhramanya Temple, Harippad
Malayalappuzha Devi Temple, Pathanamthitta
Thirunakkara Siva Temple, Kottayam
Sreekanteswaram Temple, Thiruvananthapuram
Sree Parasurama Swamy Temple, Thiruvallam, Trivandrum
Mahadevar Temple, Kazhakkuttom, Trivandrum
Sarkara Devi Temple, Chirayinkil, Trivandrum
Kodungoor Devi Temple, Kodungoor, Kottayam
Agasthyacode Mahadevar Temple, Agasthyacode, Anchal, Kollam
Major Puthiydam Sreekrishna Swami Temple, Kayamkulam
mahagnapathi temple , kottarakara
vettikalavala temple vettikavala
ayyapaswamy temple, kulathupuzha
ayyapaswamy temple, ayankavu
ayyappaswamy temple, achankovil
sastha temple, sasthamcotta
padanayarkullanagara temple, karunagapply
kotttamkullanagara devi temple ,chavara
janardhana swamy temple, varkala

Some of the main temples that come under Cochin Devaswom Board are:
Rajarajeshwari Temple, Chottanikkara, Ernakulam
Shree Poornathrayeesha Temple, Thripoornuthura, Ernakulam
Shiva Temple, Ernakulam
Elangunnapuzha Temple, Vypin
Kodungallur Bhagawathi Temple, Kodungallore
Pazhayannur Bhagawathy Temple
Peruvanam, Thrissur
Arrattupuzha, Thrissur
Vadakkumanathan Temple, Thrissur
Sreeramaswamy Temple, Triprayar

The Guruvayur Devaswom Board was formed for looking after the administration of the activities of Guruvayur Temple.