A scholar from this field should examine whether any lapses have occurred on the side of the tantri following the closure of the sanctum sanctorum in Sabarimala and not by the recently written rulings of the government, said noted tantric scholar Thiruvalla Kuzhikkattillam Vasudevan Bhattathiri.

The last words are of the tantri in connection with the idols and rituals, he said. The tantri installs the idol of the deity and from that moment he assumes the position of the guru of the deity. The tantri is the authority on the rites and rituals of the temple. Tantris have the sole right to conduct certain core rituals in temples. In temples like Sabarimala, the presence of tantri is needed every day. Tantris have to perform the task of transferring the aura of deity and energizing the idol.