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(1) The Travancore or Cochin Devaswom Board, as the case may be, may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act in respect of temples generally or of any temple or class of temples, and such rules in particular may provide for the maintenance of order and decorum in temples and the due observance of the religious rites and ceremonies performed in temples, but such rules shall not discriminate in any way against any section of Hindus: Provided that, in the case of the Sree Padmanabha Swami Temple, such rules may be made by the Ruler of Travancore. (2) All rules made under this section shall be published in the Gazette.