It is also expected that Frits Staal, professor pf philosophy and South Asian Languages at the University of California, Berkeley is coming to attend the rituals. The preperations have been going on by the main priests (Namboothiris).
Practicing of taittiriyam of Yajurveda by Poothillathu Ramanujan Somayajippadu, who is the ‘Yajamanan’ for the Athirathram and Kapra Sankaranarayanan Akkithiripad, ‘Yajamanan’ of the previous Athirathram. Practicing of Kaushithakam, Rig Veda by Cherumukku Vallabhan Somayajippadu and Naras Parameshwaran Namboothiri!
This year Athirathram is organised in Panjal, Thrissur, Kerala from April 4 to April 15, 2011.
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Dear Dilip
Very glad to know about your participation in the Athirathram yajna in Panjal
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Ravi Menon
Just another way to enforce the dictatorial powers enjoyed by the erstwhile ruling class. If it is performed for the whole of mankind why the exclusivity on the performer? Over the centuries they have successfully converted all vedic performances into mere religious exercises which has nothing to do with the spiritual plane of existence.
The addition of a pinch of spirituality mixed with tons of superstition is enough to lure the gullible Malayalee to any religious ritual.
Age old political attempt to gain supremacy over the masses has now attained a religious colour!
No offence intended
Das G Narasimha
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