Kunkuma kaappu for the moola murti today. Mixed only with panneer or scented rose water, said the priest. It got a little brown though, should have been a bright red. Perhaps the commercial panneer water had some acidic or alkaline properties that interfered?
Navaratri 5-aam Naal
Kaalai 7.30 Manikku Ammanukku Abhishekam, Deeparadhanai
Maalai 6.00 Manikku Utsavar Ammanukku Sri Lalita Sahasranama Kunkuma Archanai, Kanni Puja, Shodashi Deeparadhanai
We were the only ones aside from the single ubhayakara at this morning’s Kannika Parameswari Krittikai Abhishekam. The usual dravyangal—oil, water (lots of it), abhisheka podi, 2…
The security guard saw us and called us in from the road, I kid you not! It was hard not to stop, because the lying down utsavar right in front there looked very pleasing. The…
The whiteboard announcement said 3pm, but Pournamis are busy days at this temple–the Satyanarayana puja had wrapped up early morning, and the Ambal abhishekam was about to start.…
Pradosham happens here also to the Atmarta Lingam that is in one corner, near the Ramar Sannadhi. The lingam has a beautiful Vasuki form over it, with red beads hanging one from…
We went to Kannika after a longish day of working out illustration integration with Abhishek, and working on Sthalam’s website. Had a long chat with the Iyer, who was as usual…