KILAMANOOR: Eminent Vedic scholar and Kilimanoor palace member Pooyam Thirunal C R Kerala Varma Mutha Koil Thamburan (88) passed away on Sunday. He was a former teacher in Kilimanoor RRV school.

He was known as 'Sanyasi thamburan'. He recently took inspiration from 'Vanaprasthashrama' and was leading an ascetic life with meditation. He was erudite in Sanskrit, Tantra, Upanishads, Mathematical Sciences, and Energy Tantra. He has written columns and articles on various topics including Meditation in Kerala, Veda, and Sanskrit language. He used the non de plume 'Vyasaki' for every article he wrote. He has received 'Acharyaratnam' honor and the Revathi Pattathanam award.