We sit for an hour or more with the very busy Sriram Gurukkal to understand the annual ritual practices at Angalamman in Angalanagar. He is often interrupted by calls and people coming in with work and requests, but is very patient with us and everyone who comes to him. We often see him in the temple talking to young neighbourhood boys who throng about the place. It is just him and the older Gurukkal managing the Angalamman temple. It appears that they function as much as guides and mentors as priests.