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Aavani Moola Utsavam Plus Pavitrotsava Prep

Chetty KoyilMoola UtsavamPavitrotsavam

Chetty Kalattisvara Koyil also has Aavani Moola Utsavam going on as we come in at 630PM. Swami and Ambal utsava murtis are out on Nandi Vahana. Priest, Shankaranarayana Chettiar and Ubhayakara take turns to shovel sand into a bowl, which Jayashankar carries on his head in a basket for the ul-purappadu.

The Perumal Vastu Shanti begins late, we go to Perumal Koyil by then. Deepa di returns to Chetty to find nothing going on still. Chetty Koyil has Chakrattalvar as a kolam-like Mandalam on a board, in front of the homa kundam.

The day’s schedule:

6PM: Bhagavata Kshetram, Yajamana Sankalpam, Punyahavacanam, Mrt-sangrahanam, Ankurarpanam, Vastu Santi, Pancagavya Pratishtha, Pavitra Pratishtha, Ekanta Japyam, Sayanadi Vasam