mezhathol agnihothri (born 342 ad) revived the traditions of the ancient shrauta traditions in kerala, india the 4th century ad. at that time, buddhism and jainism had eroded the ancient vedic religion culture of india. mezhathol rejuvenated the ancient customs by performing 99 yaagams. the shrauta traditions still remain intact in kerala today, maintained by the rigidly orthodox nambudiri brahmins.