Still there are still so many things of past living ever fresh in my memory, but time and space forbids me to write. I was pained to watch the same surrounding of 2010 Avani-avittam (through a net display) with limited brahmins, and no water in the river and dried up. The river banks will have huge gatherings of brahmins in those days. While Kontha Vadyar (Balu Vadyar’s father) will delilver his Sankalpam for group coming from 12th Street, Old Kalpathy, Venttakurumakan Kavu, Ramanatha Vadyar (Rockvoice) will take up Sankalpam for exclusive New Kalpathian. At some houses, only after we go, they start tearing old dhoti, for which we will never wait and escape from the scene. Generally when white cut pieces are recd., we leave it at their ‘neyhi’.
Notably are CG Rama Iyer of 12th Street, Karikkar of Chattapuram, and one more I don’t remember exactly. If there is a coincidence of eclipse or transit of Sun (Sankramana), Adhika masam (Mala masam) on the day of Upakarma the timing for performing will change accordingly. Sama Veda Upakarma on the lunar day coinciding with Hastha Star during Bhadrapada Masam. Very few affluent houses docorate our Samuthu (long stick) with ‘red colour komanam’. Yajur Veda Upakarma on the Full Moon day in Sravana Masam and. In those days, because of cash crunch, many houses resort to Komanam (white dhoti cut pieces).
Hence thought of giving few lines on same – During our days at Kalpathy, early morning itself we visit individual houses in a group consisting of 6 or 7.
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