City of Lord Ananta
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City of Lord Ananta is an epithet for Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala in India, renowned for its historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple dedicated to the reclining deity Ananta (Vishnu).
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
ⓘ
poetic name ⓘ |
| appliesTo | urban area of Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Ananta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTemple | Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ananta Shesha (cosmic serpent)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
reclining form of Vishnu ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | emphasizes sacred status of Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ |
| deityForm | reclining Vishnu on Ananta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyNote | ‘Lord Ananta’ refers to Vishnu reclining on the serpent Ananta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | city of the Lord Ananta (Vishnu) ⓘ |
| honors | presiding deity of Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ |
| languageContext | English ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple sanctum deity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeatureOfReferent | historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Thiruvananthapuram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
capital of Kerala ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Padmanabhaswamy Temple city
ⓘ
name Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ |
| religiousConnotation | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| semanticRole | honorific title for a city ⓘ |
| symbolizes | divine protection of the city by Ananta ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hindu devotees
ⓘ
pilgrims to Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Thiruvananthapuram in devotional literature
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Thiruvananthapuram in religious contexts ⓘ |
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