Met and spoke with Venkatesa Gurukkal at Lawspet. He has been at this temple for 22 years now and is the senior-most priest there. We enquire about their ritual year and get a more or less complete ritual calendar. Some interesting pointers from him which need to be further looked into:
- Monthly special pujas are also known as “Erupadi”?
- The Vedapuriswara Koyil Palliyarai Swami is Sokkanathar?
- The Pradosha Nayakar murti is also called “Kaatchikuduttha Nayakar”?
After speaking, we also view the Ucchikaala puja done to the Sphatika Lingam. The little crystalline Lingam is given a simple abhishekam, with the highlight of annabhishekam. The Lingam is covered in cooked rice and shown deepam.