Up and out by 4am for this! On the surface, I cannot tell too much significant difference between the Vedapuriswara and the Perumal Koyil Brahmotsavams. At the one they sang Ganapati talam, at the other it’s Garuda talam. Perumal veethi purappadu always has a ghosti behind, reciting vedam. There was no prabandham ghosti in front. On all days Perumal has a thirumanjanam, but utsavar abhishekams (beyond the nitya puja procedures) are not the norm for the Sivan Koyil on all Brahmotsavam days.
We didn’t go for the evening purappadu--but of course he emerged gracefully on a swan...
Brahmotsavam Day 1 Schedule:
03:30 AM: Commencement of Dhvajarohanam (Flag Hoisting ceremony)
04:00 AM - 05:30 AM: Dhvajarohanam in Mesha Lagna, followed by Street Procession on Mangala Giri
07:00 PM: Commencement of Puja
08:00 PM: Street Procession on Hamsa Vahanam