goShThi exclusivity

Sriperumbudur

Some 25 years ago as a young boy, I was silenced when I joined the Purusha Sukta ghoshti in Sriperumbudur during Udayavar thirumanjanam. Even though I complied, my head/hand were still going up and down with svarita/anudAtta and I was told to not even recite mentally by one gentleman …
similar treatment is faced by Tenkalaiyars in Oppiliappan Sannidhi, Tiruvahindrapuram etc.

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Tiruvahindrapuram

Villoor Nadadur Karunakarachariar was disallowed from participating in the ghosthi. VNK entered temple after paying respects to MM and when he joined the ghoshthi (may not be veda parayanam ghoshthi), a young teenage boy directed him with his finger to not join the ghoshthi.