Chetty Koyil has, apart from other radium-like bright colours, a great many neon green pavitrams which makes the entire scene look like a toy shop. The priests wear those very neon green ones.
Today’s Schedule:
7AM: Punyahavacanam, Akara Homam, Kumbha-sthapanam, Hotrgam, Ella Murttigalukkum Vimalanettiram, Pavitra Rohanam, Homam, Purnahuti – Saattrumurai
6PM: Punyahavacanam, Akkinipranayanam, Homam, Purnahuti – Saattrumurai
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: