Same kunkuma archanai puja going on. Many women doing it. Alankaram today is Angala Parameswari! Need to check against Arun’s photos – one of the prior days, she was Raja Rajeswari, on account of her holding a sugarcane branch.
From the chalkboard outside:
Kaalai 6.00 Manikku Sri Angala Paramesvarikku Abhishekam Udan Deeparadhanai
Maalai 6.00 Manikku Sri Lalita Sahasranama Deeparadhanai Nadaiperum
We had designs of focusing on Angalamman for the Annabhishekam as the only other significant abhishekam we’ve seen here has been the Theipirai Ashtami Kali Abhishekam and we’ve…
Gurukkal said they were ready to do the Ambu Podudal, which properly should happen around 630pm, I learned, perhaps based on the tithi timings. It roughly did. Alankaram still…
Today’s alankaram at Nandhikeswara is Saraswati as today is Saraswati puja, but this alankaram is done by the old priests of the temple since they came on hard times after leaving…
The Sivan Koyil was abuzz–as usual. I ran up to Arasoo Mama and told him I was going to catch him again when things were more free to sing that Abhirami padhigam I love so much.…
Same kunkuma archanai navaratri puja going on. Alankaram today is Annapurni.