Snapana Tirumanjanam
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Snapana Tirumanjanam is a ceremonial sacred bath and purification ritual performed for the deity during major Hindu temple festivals, especially at Tirumala.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu ritual
ⓘ
purification ceremony ⓘ temple ritual ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tirumala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tirupati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Venkateswara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Vaishnavite ritual ⓘ |
| ceremonialAction |
purification of deity and surroundings
ⓘ
sacred bath of deity ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | enhances sanctity of festival celebrations ⓘ |
| devoteeBelief | brings blessings and prosperity ⓘ |
| devoteeParticipation | darshan during ritual ⓘ |
| follows | Agama shastras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | festival-specific ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
invoking divine grace
ⓘ
ritual purification ⓘ spiritual cleansing of temple environment ⓘ |
| hasType | abhisheka ⓘ |
| involves |
chanting of Vedic hymns
ⓘ
decorating the deity ⓘ offering of flowers ⓘ recitation of mantras ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| notableAt | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
archakas
ⓘ
priests ⓘ |
| performedDuring |
Brahmotsavam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pavitrotsavam ⓘ major temple festivals ⓘ other annual festivals ⓘ |
| performedFor | deity ⓘ |
| performedOn |
processional deity
ⓘ
utsava murti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionPracticed |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | abhisheka ⓘ |
| relatedRitual | Tirumanjanam ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| termMeaning | cooling or refreshing bath ⓘ |
| usesElement |
curd
ⓘ
fragrant substances ⓘ honey ⓘ milk ⓘ sandal paste ⓘ turmeric ⓘ water ⓘ |
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