Draupadi Amman festival
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The Draupadi Amman festival is a Tamil Hindu religious celebration honoring the goddess Draupadi Amman, marked by elaborate rituals, community gatherings, and traditional folk performances.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil festival
ⓘ
annual festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Tamil people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Draupadi cult
ⓘ
village guardian deities ⓘ |
| basedOnCharacterFrom | Mahabharata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Malaysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil diaspora communities ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
South Indian village goddess traditions
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Tamil folk religion ⓘ |
| deityTypeHonored | village goddess ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Draupadi’s chastity and virtue
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protection of the community ⓘ |
| duration | multi-day festival ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
healing rituals
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protection rituals ⓘ vow-making ⓘ |
| hasMusicTradition | Tamil devotional songs ⓘ |
| hasPerformance |
Theru Koothu
NERFINISHED
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devotional music ⓘ folk theatre ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
fire-walking
ⓘ
oath-taking rituals ⓘ processions of Draupadi Amman ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| honorsDeity | Draupadi Amman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesActivity |
collective prayer
ⓘ
community feasting ⓘ temple rituals ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual | Tamil ⓘ |
| mainParticipants | Tamil Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeContent |
Draupadi’s disrobing episode
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Pandavas’ exile ⓘ episodes from the Mahabharata ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Draupadi Amman temples
NERFINISHED
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village shrines ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
collective vow fulfillment
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community cohesion ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | varies by locality ⓘ |
| typeOfWorship | Shakti worship ⓘ |
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