Revathi Pattathanam' begins

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Revathi Pattathanam' begins

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Kozhikode: 'Revathi Pattathanam', the annual intellectual debate among

Vedic scholars, began at the famous Tali temple here this morning.

Aswathi Tirunal Gauri Lakshmibhai of the Travancore royal family

inaugurated a procession of elephants, `Kalaripayattu' groups,

`Thalapoli' and `Panchavadyam' to mark the occasion.

 

K S Radhakrishnan, Vice-Chancellor of Sree Sankaracharya University of

Sanskrit, Kalady, delivered the keynote address. Jnanpith laureate, M

T Vasudevan Nair would preside over the valedictory function in the

evening. P K S Raja, scion of the Zamorin royal family, the erstwhile

dynasty of Kozhikode, will present awards to the winning scholars.

 

The rituals include `Murajapam' in three Vedas, Udayasthamana Puja for

Tali Mahadevan and Sri Krishna and `Navakom' and special puja with

`Panchagavyam' for `Ugra Narasimhamoorthi'. Guruvayur Devaswom

Chairman K V Nambiar will be among those who will speak during the

day-long function.

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