Sabarimala temple custodian, the Travancore Devasom Board (TDB), on Thursday expressed concern over the way the ongoing Sabarimala issue has been handled, which it sees as a concerted attempt to promote private temples over the Lord Ayyappa shrine.

"There is a concerted attempt to promote 'new generation' of private temples and that's why there has been a call now given asking devotees not to give offerings at the Sabarimala temple and other temples owned by the TDB," said TDB president A. Padmakumar.