I (Arun) came here directly from Chetty Koyil. Perumal was already in the Vasanta Mandapam, with nobody looking at him! Rope tied at the first 2 pillars, so you couldn’t really get to him, and there stood a security guard for good measure! All attention at that moment was at the Periyalvar Sannadhi – a large crowd there, perhaps had come for Vasanta Utsavam, but moved to the Alvar Sannadhi because Aradhanai was happening there.
The patrikai announced the following for this and the next 10 days: From Saturday, 20 June 2026, to Tuesday, 30 June 2026, the festival will take place daily. The procession will begin at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Lord's appearance in the Vasanta Mandapam, the ullancal sevai (swing service), and the distribution of tirtham (thirtha prasadha ghosti) and prasadam.