A three hour prayer for rains, including a varuna japam and parjanya shanti homam, was held this morning at Sri Kapali Temple, Mylapore. A kumba vazhipadu and a nava kalasa rudrabhishekam was also held for the deity Sri Kapaleeswarar.
According to a press release from the temple, Sri Thirugnanasambandar and Sri Sundaramurthy Swamigal’s pathigams were read. A nadaswaram kutcheri with songs based on amirthavarshini, megavarshini, kedaram and ananda bairavi ragams followed.