Very small puja. Not more than a dozen in attendance, including us. Abhishekam is just milk and water – we arrive midway. No elaborate rituals, all conducted by priest and the teacher whom we’ve met at the temple, who serves as his assistant. No adambaram for me, says the priest – and the simple alankarams reinforce this. We’re given maalas and fruits etc – like ubhayakaras! It’s “our festival" thanks to the small contribution made for this event.
Day 0 or: Vinayakar Puja (Worship of Ganesa) Sri Vedavyasar & Group,No. 136, Kamaraj Amman Temple Street, Puducherry.
Also went to Lalit’s garden to see Vadivelou Sir dance. The program started unforgivably late, so we only caught the first item (Bhavayami Gopala Balam) at 730pm before we had to leave for the temple.