We have missed an early morning Manakkula Vinayaka Abhishekam (the Chetty Koyil maintains certain formal, ritual relations with that other important Pondicherry shrine) and a puja at the Lada Chinnamman Koyil (which is the temple’s Amman shrine and kulam – called Keni Kulam – all this is a distance away near the Ramakrishna School on Lally Tollendal/ Iswaran Koyil Street).
That evening was the Anugnai (seeking sanction, consent, and blessing), the temple’s own Vigneswara Puja. I believe there’s a Vinayaka purappadu, which goes to Keni kulam, next to the Lada Chinnamman koyil, where the Mrtsangrahanam or the collection of sacred earth happens (Keni Kulam mann eduthal, the patrikai says).
Where does the Vastu shanti puja happen? The ankurarpanam or seed-sprouting? Need to make sure we attend this festival next year to be sure.
The sequence of pujas which took place is as follows: Manakkula Vinayakar Abhishekam, Lada Chinnamman Puja, Vigneswara Pujai, Anugnai, Vastu Shanti, Mrtsangrahanam, Ankurarpanam.