Vaikhanasa Agamas
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The Vaikhanasa Agamas are a corpus of ancient Vaishnava scriptures that prescribe detailed rituals, temple architecture, and modes of worship for Vishnu and his incarnations, especially in South Indian temple traditions.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Vaishnava Agamas | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Agama text
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Hindu scripture corpus ⓘ Vaishnava scripture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
South Indian temple traditions
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Vaikhanasa tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
mantras for Vishnu worship
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rules for ceremonial bathing (abhisheka) ⓘ rules for daily offerings (naivedya) ⓘ rules for image installation (pratishtha) ⓘ rules for maintenance of temple premises ⓘ rules for opening and closing of the sanctum ⓘ rules for temple festivals (utsava) ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Pancharatra Agamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Vedic roots of worship
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hereditary priesthood ⓘ strict ritual purity ⓘ temple-based ritual worship ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
worship of Vishnu
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worship of Vishnu’s incarnations ⓘ |
| followedBy | Vaikhanasa Brahmin priests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ritual manual
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temple architectural treatise ⓘ |
| geographicalFocus | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | ancient ⓘ |
| influenced |
South Indian Vishnu temple liturgy
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ritual practice at Tirumala ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| prescribes |
consecration of images
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daily worship procedures ⓘ festival rituals ⓘ iconographic rules for Vishnu images ⓘ rules for priestly conduct ⓘ temple architecture guidelines ⓘ temple rituals ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Smriti texts of Vaishnavism
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Vedas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | Pancharatra–Vaikhanasa Agamic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalStatus | authoritative for Vaikhanasa sect ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | devotion to Vishnu as supreme deity ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Sri Vaishnava temple practice
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Tirumala Venkateswara Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaikhanasa temple worship ⓘ various Vishnu temples in Andhra Pradesh ⓘ various Vishnu temples in Karnataka ⓘ various Vishnu temples in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
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Vaishnava Agamas