Paravoor Sreedharan Thanthrikal passes away

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PARAVOOR: Paravoor Sreedharan Thanthrikal, 86, the first non-Brahmin thantri in the tradition of Sree Narayana Guru, passed away a..

PARAVOOR: Paravoor Sreedharan Thanthrikal, 86, the first non-Brahmin thantri in the tradition of Sree Narayana Guru, passed away at a private hospital in Kochi on Thursday.
The cremation will be held on the premises of his house at KMK Junction here at 9 am on Friday. Thanthrikal was admitted to the hospital after his condition beacame serious on Monday. He died at 12 20 pm on Thursday. Thousands of people from all walks of life paid homage to the departed at his residence.An authority on Thantric System

Thanthrikal was an authority on astrology and thantric system having contributed immensely to the fields of astrology and thantric rituals for more than five decades.

Thanthrikal was the main celebrant of Sahasra Kalasam held at various temples, including the Palarivattom Hariharasutha temple, Kozhikode Sree Kandeswara temple, Thalassery Jagannatha temple, Palluruthy Bhavaniswari temple, Nayarambalam Subramaniaswamy temple, Ernakulam Ayyappankavu temple, Moothakunnam Sree Narayana Mangalam temple and Cherai Gowriswara temple.

He was lauded by Kanchi Kamakoti Jayendra Saraswathi Swamikal. Jayendra Saraswathi had draped Thanthrikal with a ponnada after he emerged the only one to answer the questions put forward by the scholars who took part in the Vidwal Sadas at the Guruvayur Parthasarathi temple.

Thantrikal heralded reformation: Kummanam

At the meeting of astrologers and vedic scholars held at Paliyam in 1985, the Thantrikal played a crucial role in drafting a proclamation which was acceptable to all. He was in the forefront of the thantric scholars who extolled the vitues of social equality at the Vishala Hindu Conference held in 1982.

Kochi: Union Minister of State for Agriculture K V Thomas has said that Paravoor Sreedharan Thanthrikal was the last word in astrological and Vedic forums.Thantrikal earned a top name in thantric, Vedic and astrological fields, the minister said and added that he had performed important rituals in more than 3,000 temples. The minister recollected his close friendship with the Thanthrikal and added that he was humility personified.