Thiruvaiyaru
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Thiruvaiyaru is a historic town in Tamil Nadu, India, best known as a major center of Carnatic music and the site of the annual Tyagaraja Aradhana festival.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thiruvaiyaru canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Thiruvaiyaru taluk ⓘ |
| annualEvent |
Tyagaraja Aradhana
ⓘ
surface form:
Tyagaraja Aradhana music festival
|
| associatedWithPerson | Tyagaraja ⓘ |
| climate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site for classical music concerts
ⓘ
major center of Carnatic music ⓘ |
| district | Thanjavur district ⓘ |
| economicActivity | agriculture in surrounding areas ⓘ |
| etymology | Tamil words meaning “holy five rivers” ⓘ |
| festivalAudience | Carnatic musicians and rasikas from India and abroad ⓘ |
| festivalMonth |
January
ⓘ
early February ⓘ |
| governingBody | Town panchayat ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | music schools (Carnatic) ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Tyagaraja Aradhana ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Tyagaraja Samadhi at Thiruvaiyaru
ⓘ
surface form:
Tyagaraja samadhi and memorial complex
|
| hasTemple | Panchanadeeswarar Temple ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural heritage town of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | historic town in Chola heartland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Carnatic music
ⓘ
Tyagaraja Aradhana ⓘ
surface form:
Tyagaraja Aradhana festival
association with Saint Tyagaraja ⓘ music pilgrimage center ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kaveri River Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauvery Delta region
|
| locatedNear |
Tanjore
ⓘ
surface form:
Thanjavur
|
| locatedOnRiver |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaveri River
|
| musicEventType | pancharatna kriti group singing at Tyagaraja Aradhana ⓘ |
| musicGenre | South Indian classical music ⓘ |
| musicTradition | Carnatic classical music ⓘ |
| namedAfter | five rivers (literal meaning of Thiruvaiyaru) ⓘ |
| nearestAirport | Tiruchirappalli International Airport ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity |
Tanjore
ⓘ
surface form:
Thanjavur
|
| nearestRailwayStation |
Thanjavur Junction railway station
ⓘ
surface form:
Thanjavur railway station
|
| officialLanguage | Tamil ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | music pilgrimage site for Carnatic musicians ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism (majority) ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | site of Tyagaraja samadhi ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauvery river system
|
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| transportConnection | connected by road to Thanjavur ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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