We went to this but caught the Shanmukha Purappadu on their way. The route is down the road next to Ghousiga, then Nehru St., then back on MG road. A bit of a lonely procession. Through market areas with no houses or people coming out with archanai thattu. Pulled by a temple-owned tractor! With some fairly uninterested looking men. Shanmukha without a thousand mukhas to greet him along the way...
The puja here was to start at 730pm, by the time we came there it was past 9pm so we had missed the ambu event for sure. The place was calm enough, felt like a regular Tuesday…
Finally: Ghousiga: Morning opening movements here, too. Thulasi Mariamman priest doing the rounds at the back, milk and water mostly; we caught him doing the abhishekam to the…
We go at 530, only to find the Parashakti (Thaiyal Nayaki, actually, Vaidiswara’s consort) abhishekam mostly over. Not sure how elaborate this was, no signs of fruits or milk…
We go a little before 9, and temple is rather empty. There is a dance program going on outside on a makeshift stage. Inside a Golu has been set up. It is very elaborate with Ambal…
This is a continuation of the utsavam that started with Vishakam, Day 4. The pancha murtis are Vinayaka leading the way, but with Chandikeswara unusually placed next to him rather…