We go at 530, only to find the Parashakti (Thaiyal Nayaki, actually, Vaidiswara’s consort) abhishekam mostly over. Not sure how elaborate this was, no signs of fruits or milk even, though the priest helper asks me to take the bowl of chandanam over to the moolasthanam–so we know they’ve used it for sure. Parashakti sits in a shrine to the left of the golu, which occupies the right half of this long utsava mandapam. She’s given a gold kavacham, there’s a very quick puja for her and the Thani Ambal who sits in the middle of the golu arrangement. All done in 15 mins or so, while the dancers and singers for today’s performance are getting set up on the stage just outside. Ghousiga has performances like these outside, all Navaratri days.