India has a rich and diverse culture. Around 30 lakh temples across the country are a testimony to this diversity. The ‘service to the devotees’ mindset when converged with the scientific approach and the modern management skills when applied to the temples, can achieve a huge socio-economic transformation in India. The book is a documentation to this effect on a very novel subject of Temple Management.

Dr. Suresh Haware, besides being a senior nuclear scientist and a successful businessman, served as the Chairman of the second largest temple in India viz. Shri Sai Baba temple located at Shirdi. The author has put forth his thoughts to harness the potential of Temples in totality, including employment generation, socio-economic transformation, spiritual benefits, preservation of heritage, crowd management, Al and so on.

Professionals, Educational Institutions could carve out specific courses in the subject to make suitable manpower available for managing the temples effectively. Mumbai University, Pune University and Welingkar’s Institute of Management and Research, have already done that. The book aspires to ignite a spark in the creative minds, from all walks of life, about this innovative subject.

Temple Management will then make a difference.