Couldn’t figure out why there was a Mohanavatara (Nachiyar Thirukolam) redux, maybe just that this time it’s in a pallakku with a mirror, but there you have it. In the evening Perumal was seated as grandly as a Perum-aal could be, for his evening purappadu on Garuda.
Schedule for the day:
8AM Mohanavataram, Pallakku veethi purappadu, 10AM Thirumanjanam
7PM Garuda Sevai veethi purappadu
Running between temples in the rain, we got to Chetty Koyil only after all the early abhishekams were done, and the alankara was on display. It was quite beautiful. What looked…
Next stop: Chetty koyil, where the Palliezhucchi has already happened, and also Swami abhishekam. Ambal looked like she was waiting for one. JayaShankar Gurukkal at the main…
Caught the end of the evening puja cycle. Shankaranarayana Chettiyar said: “you both are so busy running temple to temple, you never come here any more! Panchami so you’re here,…
In the morning, there is abhishekam for Vinayaka, Swami, Ambal, then Parashakti (all of which happen in a jiffy, as I am there before and by the time I (Arun) return a short while…
Today is one of the 6 annual Nataraja Abhishekams, this one tithi-based. Here are the full 6: