Twelve days of ‘chanting of mantras’ and ‘performing homam’ on the panoramic village of Panjal, close to Shoranur, got here to an finish on Friday night time.
On the finish of ‘Athirathram’, an historical Vedic ritual that’s thought-about to be the last word invocation of scriptures, the Yajamanan (Puthillathu Ramanujan Akkithiripad) and Yajamanapathni (Dhanyapathanaadi) of the ritual ceremonially left the
Yagashala carrying the hearth from the altar to their home, the place they’d hold it burning.
As hundreds of individuals watched, the Yagashala within the neighborhood of Panjal Lakshmi Narayana temple was ceremonially set on fireplace at 10 p.m. marking the conclusion of the 12-day ritual.
These current on the venue claimed {that a} ‘garuda’ (eagle) was seen flying over the ‘Yagasala’ early within the day, which consultants claimed a great omen.
Heavy rain that fell over the realm delayed the ultimate rituals for someday. By letting members of varied castes and communities to witness the Vedic rites, the Athiratram is claimed to have mirrored the spirit of the altering occasions in Kerala.
Lakhs of individuals witnessed the Yagam, which was as soon as thought-about the protect of the Brahmins. The ritual is aimed toward selling common brotherhood, peace, solidarity, prosperity, and religious enlightenment.
Panjal was the venue for a lot of Athirathrams together with the one which was held in 1975, below the management of Frits Staal, Indologist and Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and South/Southeast Asian Research on the College of California, Berkeley.
Mr. Staal recalled the willingness of Namboodiri students in sharing their information. The selection of the venue is in step with the geographic and Vaasthu rules. The Yagashala is uniquely positioned to imbibe the vitality of the Solar, which has made Panjal the venue for key Yagas in Kerala up to now.
The presence of many Samavedi gurus additionally makes Panjal a most popular website. Two households of Sama Veda consultants, Nellikattu Mana and Muttathukattil Mana, are based mostly in Panjal.
Athirathram is believed to have originated within the 10th century BC and practised till the sixth century BC.
The preparation for Athiratram takes many months and includes making a lot of mud vessels and picket objects. The eagle-shaped altar (chithi) of the
Yagashala has been fabricated from 1,110 specifically designed bricks.
The Athirathram 2011 was hosted by the Ottappalam-based Varthathe Belief.
A analysis wing that was constituted as a part of Athiratram has been conducting a number of experiments to check the impacts of the Yaga on dynamics of Nature, biosphere, and troposphere. The important thing findings of the scientific research had been anticipated to be launched by Could 15
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