Cavadee
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Cavadee is a vibrant Tamil Hindu festival in Mauritius marked by elaborate body piercings, colorful wooden kavadi offerings, and processions to temples in devotion to Lord Murugan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cavadee canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious festival
ⓘ
Mauritian cultural festival ⓘ Tamil festival ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity |
Indo-Mauritians
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Mauritian Hindus
Tamil Hindus in Mauritius ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Kartikeya
ⓘ
Murugan ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Murugan
|
| countryOfPractice | Mauritius ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important public religious event in Mauritius
ⓘ
marker of Tamil identity in Mauritius ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
fulfilment of vows
ⓘ
seeking blessings from Lord Murugan ⓘ |
| devotionalText | Tamil hymns to Murugan ⓘ |
| dressCode | simple white or saffron clothing for devotees ⓘ |
| genderParticipation | men, women and sometimes children participate as devotees ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chanting of hymns to Murugan
ⓘ
collective temple processions ⓘ colorful wooden kavadi structures ⓘ elaborate body piercings ⓘ traditional Tamil devotional music ⓘ vegetarian fasting period before the festival ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual | Tamil ⓘ |
| locationOfProcessions | streets leading to Murugan temples in Mauritius ⓘ |
| locationOfWorship | Murugan temples in Mauritius ⓘ |
| mainOffering |
flowers
ⓘ
milk ⓘ wooden kavadi ⓘ |
| mainRitual |
body piercing
ⓘ
carrying kavadi ⓘ fasting ⓘ penance ⓘ temple procession ⓘ |
| music |
nadaswaram
ⓘ
tavil drums ⓘ |
| observedBy | Tamil diaspora in the Indian Ocean region ⓘ |
| preparatoryPractice |
abstinence from alcohol
ⓘ
abstinence from meat ⓘ daily temple prayers ⓘ |
| publicHolidayStatus | widely observed though not always a national public holiday ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Murugan worship
ⓘ
Thaipusam ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolism |
burden of karma
ⓘ
devotional surrender ⓘ purification through penance ⓘ |
| typeOfPiercing |
cheek piercings
ⓘ
skin piercings on torso and back ⓘ tongue piercings ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.