In my experience, South Indians usually pronounce the final short “a” in words like yoga and Rāma. So there’s a double influence that leads Westerners to pronounce it that way: (1) predominant Western conventions for Sanskrit transliteration and (2) the influence of South Indian spiritual teachers. I have a dear godbrother born in UP. It drives him nuts that I, like most Westerners, pronounce the final short “a”. Similarly, Om Swami, also North Indian, considers ”Shivaya” to be a mispronunciation; he says it should be “Shivay”. And OMG, then there’s “Jaya” which I always pronounce the South Indian way, unless I’m with Gaudiya Vaishnavas. PS: One can easily find internet articles on the final short "a" (termed "schwa") which discuss Hindi modifications of Sanskrit.pronunciation.
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Yes, You are right, there is a slight pronunciation difference between north and South Indian way :) and interesting part is both says this is the correct way 😎
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