Mahamaham
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Mahamaham is a major Hindu festival held once every 12 years in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, drawing large pilgrim crowds for ritual bathing in the Mahamaham tank.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahamaham canonical | 3 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mahamaham festival ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Kumbakonam ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
holy bathing
ⓘ
sacred tanks ⓘ |
| attracts | large pilgrim crowds ⓘ |
| country |
India
ⓘ
India ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of India
|
| culturalContext | Tamil Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| duration | single main day with associated events ⓘ |
| festivalType | bathing festival ⓘ |
| frequency | once every 12 years ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
holy dip in Mahamaham tank
ⓘ
prayers to deities at Kumbakonam temples ⓘ |
| importance | one of the prominent Hindu bathing festivals in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| location |
Kumbakonam
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| mainRitual | ritual bathing ⓘ |
| mainSite | Mahamaham tank ⓘ |
| occursIn | Mahamaham tank ⓘ |
| organisedIn |
Kumbakonam
ⓘ
surface form:
Kumbakonam municipality
|
| pilgrimageType | mass pilgrimage ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance | major Hindu pilgrimage event ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.