Magical end to Vedic fire ritual in Kerala

Tens of thousands of Veda enthusiasts and devotees watched in astonishment the moonlit skies turning pitch-dark with clouds all of a sudden and heavy rains drenching the Yagasala at the very moment of the conclusion of the 12-day Vedic ritual of Athirathram Yaga at Panjal village in Kerala’s Thrissur district on the night of Friday, the auspicious Vishu day. Just when the rain poured, Yajamana (master of the Yaga) Puthilathu Ramanujan Akkihtirippad was about to leave the Yagasala after completing the 4,000-year-old Vedic fire ritual along with 17 Ritwiks (Veda scholars) and 25 Parikarmis (associate priests).

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