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Dear Members, 

Following is the information I received from Sri Bhattathithy M P of
Kerala. For those of you who are lucky to live close to Kerala,
please do try to attend these very very rare events. You might not
get to observe these events in your life time.

Regards,

Malolan Cadambi
Austin,TX
USA

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Agnistomam ( Somayaagam ) in 2003 April
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After a gap if 19 years, an Agnistomam (Somayaagam) is proposed to be
conducted at Mulamkunnathkavu in Trissur district in 2003 April.
Agnistomam,which uses 12 sastras (defined segments) of Rigveda, was
conducted last in 1984 April, at Thiruvananthapuram. An Athiraathram
(Agni), which uses 29 sastras, was held in Kundoor (near Trissur), in
1990. As usual for every yaagam, the goals of this yaagam is to
cleanse the environment and to keep up this tradition. It is well
known that large quantity of fumes arising out of burnt ghee, seeds
and vast quantity of appropriate herbals, cleanse the
environment.

The 2003 yaagam will be conducted by by Vaidikan Thekkat Neelakandan
Namboothiri (Edappal, Malappuram district).

48 year old Rigvedic expert Bhatti Puthillath Ramanujan Namboothiri
Namboothiri ( popularly known as Aniyan Puthillam ) will perform the
yaagam as Yajamaanan. His wife, Dhanya ( daughter of Vettanaattu
Paara Mana ) will be the "Pathanaadi". Ramanujan Namboothiri is th
son of Bhatti Puthillath Ravi Akkithiripad, the Yajamanan of Kundoor
Athiraathram. The Yajamaanan was decided at a simple function held in
Sukapuram Dakshinaamoorthy Temple, near Edappal. Sukapuram
Dakshinaamoorthy Temple is the Graamam temple (Village temple) of the
erstwhile Sukapuram Graamam of Namboothiris. Vaidikan Thekkat
Neelakandan Namboothiri is the Vaidikan of this Namboothiri Graamam.

The prelude of Yaagam, namely "Thaithireeya Bhasha Chollal " (
defining the yaagam in terms of sastrams and other factors, as per
the Thaithireeyam text of Yajurvedam ) was also conducted at the same
venue.

Rigorous training for the selection of 17 Rithwiks has already begun,
for which 34 Rigvedam, Yajurvedam and Saamavedam experts, mostly
youngsters & middle aged, are selected. For each post of Rithwik,
there would be 2 experts trained. Redundance of trainees is for
avoiding a Pula related last-minute-confusion.

Rithwiks will be trained in yaagam procedures by the veterans namely,
Vaidikan Thaikkat Kesavan Namboothiri, Bhatti Puthillath Ravi
Akkithiripad, Kaavapra Maarath Sankaranarayanan Somayaajipad &
Naaraas Narayanan Namboothiri. Saamavedam advanced training is being
held at Paanjaal, near Trissur district.

Preparations are on to procure good quality of Krishnaajinam ( hide
of Black Buck or Antelope Cervicarpa or Krishnamrugam ) from North
India. Yaagasaala ( the shed with thatched roof ) will be built as
per its traditional measures. Wooden and clay pots are also being
made as per traditional norms of woods & measurements. ( For more
details, read the pages "Yaagam ", "Somalatha ", " Bhahish-Paavamaana
Sthuthi ", " Paswaalambhanam " & "Vaidikan ", in namboothiri.com).

For more details, here are the telephone numbers.

1. Vaidikan Thekkat Neelakantan Namboothiri ( For ritual related
queries ):
0494 - 680896
2. P. Vinod Bhattathiripad ( Official Representative of Thekkat
Vaidikan for
updates on Rituals & technical aspects of yaagam) : 0495 - 720522,
723522
3. Erkkara Bramhadathan Namboothiri (Official Representative of
Thekkat
Vaidikan for updates on Rituals & technical aspects of yaagam) :
0494-650511
4. Dr. T. I. Radhakrishnan ( For queries on the facilities being
offered to
people-at-large ) : 0487 - 381854
5. Mr. N. Radhakrishnan, Mulamkunnathkavu ( For local facilities,
finance &
donation related queries ) : 0487 - 200405
6. Mr. K. Aravindaakshan Master, Mulamkunnathkavu ( For local
facilities,
finance & donation related queries ) : 0487 - 201813
7. Mr. P. Durgadathan ( For queries on the local facilities
available, in
Mulamkunnathkavu) : 0487 - 203560
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