She is in Tavakola alankara today–a yoga nidra posture of penance, meditation, peace. Her face has been made in blue, eyes closed, a bright checked sari to match. We’d stopped in earlier to see the building of her form, but ducked out to get other work done and somewhat regretted it when we went back in the evening to see her in finished form–utterly beautiful, with a yellow and blue flower maala. The priests had asked for vadamalli to match her sari better, but they got this instead which perfectly matched her face. The puja was as usual a dramatic event, perfectly choreographed. Both brothers sang after, and recited the Kamakshi ashtakam (so there is some Sanskrit that comes in after all).
(This was the day we went with Riddhi Shah, who tagged along with us to Ghousiga, Sundara Vinayaka, and here).