Śrī Kalpathy Eswara Dikshitar

Śrī Kalpathy Eswara Dīkṣitar

Śrī K. E. Ramanatha Dikshitar of Kalpathy, an expert in Veda, Smārta-prayogas and Dharma-śāstra was approached to gather information about his genealogy. This ripe scholar of lovable temperament, after a long pause, made a conclusive statement that the last Agnihotrī in his family was his great-grandfather, Śrī. K. Y. Eswara Dikshitar, son of  Śrī Yajnesvara Dikshitar, who had performed an Agniṣṭoma (Somayāga) in the year 1884 in Kalpathy Agrahāra (Palakkad-Kerala). No other information could be accessible, for the present.

नमो महद्भ्यः।

[Sincere thanks to Sri K. R. Eswaran, son of Sri K. E. Ramanatha Dikshitar for finding out a photograph from his album.]