mezhathol agnihothri began gathering interest in the yaagam culture and proceeded to perform 99 yaagams, one after the other. however only seven of the original 32 nambudiri graamams (villages) agreed to assist mezhathol, and today only these graamams (taliparamba, alathur, [ukapuram]], peruvanam and irinjalakkuda) have the right to perform yaagam. 17 nambudiri experts are required to perform yaagam, and they come from kalakandathur griham, maathur griham, kulukkamillaavur griham, chemmangad griham, pazhoor griham, muringoth griham and vella griham.