Mahamaham festival
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The Mahamaham festival is a major Hindu bathing and temple festival held once every 12 years in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, drawing vast pilgrim crowds to its sacred tank and surrounding shrines.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahamaham festival canonical | 4 |
| Kumbakonam Mahamaham festival | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Navagraha
ⓘ
surface form:
Navagraha deities
Shiva ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedStructure | Mahamaham tank ⓘ |
| associatedTemple |
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple
ⓘ
Chakrapani Temple ⓘ Ramaswamy Temple ⓘ Sarangapani Temple ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kumbakonam temples
ⓘ
Mahamaham tank ⓘ |
| attracts | Hindu pilgrims ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Hindu lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu calendar
|
| calendarType | lunar-solar Hindu calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Festivals in Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
Hindu pilgrimages ⓘ Religious festivals in India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| crowdSize |
hundreds of thousands of devotees
ⓘ
millions of devotees ⓘ |
| culturalAspect |
processional chariots
ⓘ
religious music and recitations ⓘ |
| district | Thanjavur district ⓘ |
| frequency | once every 12 years ⓘ |
| infrastructure | temporary facilities for pilgrims ⓘ |
| location |
India
ⓘ
Kumbakonam ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| mainRitual |
holy bath in Mahamaham tank
ⓘ
processions ⓘ temple worship ⓘ |
| notableFeature | congregation at a large temple tank ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Hindu religious institutions ⓘ |
| periodicity | 12-year cycle ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualActivity |
bathing in sacred tank
ⓘ
charity and feeding of pilgrims ⓘ offering prayers in temples ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures | special security arrangements ⓘ |
| significance |
important Shaivite and Vaishnavite event
ⓘ
major Hindu bathing festival ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Government of Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil Nadu state government
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kumbakonam
this entity surface form:
Kumbakonam Mahamaham festival