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Clause (f) substituted vide Act No. 14 of 2007. THE HIMACHAL PRADESH HINDU PUBLIC RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1984 5 (i) all property movable or immovable belonging to or given or endowed for worship in, maintenance or improvement of, addition to, a math, temple, smadh, smadhi or dera for the performance of any service of charity connected therewith. (ii) the idols installed in the math, temple, smadh, smadhi or dera, cloths, ornaments and things, for decoration etc, (iii) religious institution under the direct control of the State Government, but does not include such private religious math, temple, smadh, smadhi or dera, in which the public are not interested: Provided that any offering whether in kind or in cash made by any pilgrim or by any other person in any Hindu Public religious institution shall be deemed to be such property of such religious institution;] (g) "math" means a math as understood under Hindu law; (h) "non hereditary trustee" means a trustee who is not a hereditary trustee; (i) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the Government under this Act; 1[(j) “pujari” includes a panda or a person appointed by the Commissioner for performing puja or other rituals, other than hereditary trustees holding office as trustee;] (k) "schedule" means the schedule appended to this Act; (l) "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; and (m) "trustee" means any person or body of persons, by whatever designation known, in whom or in which the administration of Hindu Public Religious Institution and Charitable Endowments is vested, and includes any person or body of persons who or which is liable as if such person or body of persons were a trustee. CHAPTER II APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS AND STAFF