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Panjal Athirathram 2011
Part III: The Garuda-shaped platform
Athirathram is performed either with Garuda-shaped platform, ( chithy) or without this platform. Panjal Athirathram 2011 will have the hearth shaped like the mythical bird “Garuda” or eagle, and made of special bricks laid out to the ancient Vedic measurement.
The Garuda shaped chithy of Panjal Athirathram 2011 is called ‘Panchapathrika’, as Garuda has 5 wings!
The Panchapathrika, 5 winged Garuda!
Now there are 200 bricks in one layer of platform and there will be 5 layers for the platform. The bricks used for the platform are of 5 different shapes
Five different shapes used to construct the Garuda platform
The basis is Square, “Chathurthi” and all the other four shapes are from the square i.e “Chathurthyardha“, half of the square. “Chathurtheepaadya“, 1/4 th of a square, “Chathurasrapadya” and “Hamsamukhi“.
There will be more than 1100 bricks in total for the platform.
Bricks for the construction of Garuda shaped platform for Panjal Athirathram 2011
To Be continued….
