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The Ashtami Rohini Vallasadya astatine Aranmula Sree Parthasarathy Temple, held connected September 14 this year, has travel nether a shadiness pursuing allegations of a breach of ritual protocol.
In a missive submitted to the Travancore Devaswom Board, Parameswaran Vasudevan Bhattathirippad, Tantri (chief priest) of the Aranmula Sree Parthasarathy Temple, has noted that Minister for Devaswoms V.N. Vasavan was served the ritualistic feast earlier it was offered to the deity successful usurpation of accepted customs. The Ashtami Rohini Vallasadya astatine the temple was held connected September 14.
As corrective action, the Tantri has directed that each members of the Palliyodam Seva Sanghom, the temple advisory committee, the Devaswom Assistant Commissioner and the Devaswom Administrative Officer indispensable contiguous themselves earlier the deity and execute the “Ennappanam” ritual.
He further specified that a feast prepared with 11 ‘para’ of atom should archetypal beryllium offered to the deity earlier being served to each participants. The Tantri emphasised successful the missive that strict adherence to ritualistic protocols is indispensable and warned that specified lapses indispensable not recur successful aboriginal ceremonies.
Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) sources confirmed receipt of the missive but declined to remark connected the allegations. “We person not yet discussed it,” said a source.
Meanwhile, Mr. Vasavan refused to respond to media queries regarding the incident.
