Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. (a) “Board” means Shri Kapal Mochan, Shri Badri Narain, Shri Mantra Devi and Shri Kedar Nath Shrine Board constituted under section 4;
2. (b) “endowment” means all property, movable or immovable, belonging to, or given or endowed for the maintenance, improvement, additions to, or worship in the Shrine or for the performance of any service or charity, connected therewith and includes the idols installed therein, the premises of the Shrine and gifts of property made to any one within the precincts of the Shrine and land and buildings attached, or appurtenant thereto;
3. (c) “Government” means the Government of the State of Haryana;
4. (d) “math” means a math as understood under Hindu Law;
5. (e) “member” means member of the Board constituted under section 4 and includes a Member-Secretary, Vice-Chairman and Chairman professing Hindu religion, in case Chairman, Vice-Chairman, ex-officio member and Member-Secretary happens to be non-Hindu, the Government may appoint in his place another member professing Hindu religion;
6. (f) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
7. (g) “pujari” means pujari and includes pandits and purohits or such other person who performs or conducts puja or other rituals;
8. (h) “Shrine” means the Shrine of Shri Kapal Mochan, Shri Badri Narain, Shri Mantra Devi and Shri Kedar Nath, all temples, math and idols within the premises of Shri Kapal Mochan, Shri Badri Narain, Shri Mantra Devi and Shri Kedar Nath and endowments attached thereto, established with a religious object for a public purpose and includes,—
   • (i) all properties movable, immovable, belonging to or given or endowed for worship in, maintenance or improvement of, additions to, or temple, for the performance of any service or charity connected therewith; and
   • (ii) the idols installed in the temples, clothes, ornaments and things for decoration, etc.;
   • (i) ‘Shrine fund” means and includes all sums received by or on behalf of, or for the time being held for the benefit of the Shrine, and also includes all the endowments which have been or may hereafter be made for the benefit of the Shrine or any other deity thereof in the name of any person, or for the convenience, comfort or benefit of the pilgrims thereto, as well as all offerings made to any of the deities comprised in the Shrine;
9. (j) “temple” means a place, by whatever designation known, used as a place of public religious worship, and dedicated to, or for the benefit of, or used as of right by, the Hindu community or any section thereof as a place of public religious worship.