Karthika Vilakku
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Karthika Vilakku is a traditional Hindu festival of lights, especially celebrated in South India, marked by lighting oil lamps in homes and temples to honor divine light and spiritual prosperity.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| aimsFor |
family well-being
ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ spiritual upliftment ⓘ |
| associatedWith | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConstellation | Krittika (Karthika) star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Goddess Bhagavathi
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ⓘ
Lord Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Subrahmanya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonth | Karthika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Festivals of light in Hinduism
ⓘ
Hindu festivals in Kerala ⓘ Religious festivals in South India ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | South Indian Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
Malayalam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
cleaning and decorating homes
ⓘ
drawing kolam or rangoli near lamps ⓘ lighting lamps at temple premises ⓘ offering prayers for prosperity ⓘ placing rows of lamps around houses ⓘ |
| isSeasonal | true ⓘ |
| mainRitual | lighting oil lamps ⓘ |
| observedAt |
Hindu temples
ⓘ
homes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Diwali
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Karthika Deepam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine light
ⓘ
removal of darkness ⓘ spiritual prosperity ⓘ |
| typeOfLightOffering | deepam ⓘ |
| usesItem |
cotton wick
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ghee ⓘ oil lamp ⓘ sesame oil ⓘ |
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