Stopped by the Perumal temple, when the Vasanta utsavam was just rounding up. Prasanna remarked we’d got there late! But we got to see the return of Perumal from the Vasanta Mandapam back into the garbhagriha. Ubhayakaras included Sasikala whom we see often at the Kannika temple, who said her sister in law was the actual ubhayakari, but couldn’t be there so she came in her stead. I believe this was the day when the security guard shooed me away from the Vasanta Mandapam for taking video of Perumal ever so gently swinging and looking very grand. I’d like to understand this festival better though. Is it really just a kind of divine pastime? Do the Gods get tired and need such recreation?