Ramanuja Jayanti
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Ramanuja Jayanti is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth anniversary of the revered philosopher-saint Ramanuja, a key proponent of the Vishishtadvaita school of Vedanta.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
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birth anniversary celebration ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sri Vaishnavism
NERFINISHED
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Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishishtadvaita Vedanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | appearance day of Ramanuja ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunar-solar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Sri Vaishnavas
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Vaishnavite Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates | Ramanuja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsToGregorianMonths |
April
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March ⓘ |
| countryOfPractice | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | South Indian Hindu traditions ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | propagation of Vishishtadvaita teachings ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Lakshmi
NERFINISHED
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Ramanuja as acharya ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPractice |
charity and food distribution
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community feasts ⓘ discourses on Vishishtadvaita philosophy ⓘ reading of Ramanuja’s biography ⓘ |
| featuresRitual |
Divya Prabandham recitation
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Vedic chanting ⓘ abhisheka of Ramanuja’s idol ⓘ alankara (decorative adornment) of Ramanuja’s idol ⓘ procession of Ramanuja’s utsava murti ⓘ recitation of Ramanuja’s works ⓘ special puja ⓘ |
| hasTitleInTradition | Tirunakshatram of Ramanuja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors | Ramanuja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| month | Chaitra ⓘ |
| observanceType | annual ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Hindu temples
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Ramanuja’s birthplace Sriperumbudur NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Vaishnava mathas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Andhra Pradesh
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Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance |
celebrates birth of Ramanuja
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honors Ramanuja’s role in systematizing Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ reaffirms devotion to Vishnu and Lakshmi as taught by Ramanuja ⓘ remembers Ramanuja’s social and religious reforms ⓘ |
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