Float Festival
E745469
Float Festival is a traditional South Indian temple festival in which deities are paraded on elaborately decorated floats across a temple tank, accompanied by music, lights, and large crowds of devotees.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Indian cultural tradition
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ temple festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu temples
ⓘ
temple deities ⓘ temple tanks ⓘ |
| attendedBy |
devotees
ⓘ
local community ⓘ pilgrims ⓘ |
| category |
Indian festival
ⓘ
religious procession ⓘ water-based festival ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
community gathering
ⓘ
expression of devotion to temple deities ⓘ preservation of temple traditions ⓘ |
| hasElement |
chanting of hymns
ⓘ
decorative illumination of temple tank ⓘ fireworks in some locations ⓘ large crowds of devotees ⓘ lights ⓘ music ⓘ offerings to deities ⓘ prayers ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ traditional music ensembles ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
floats moving across water
ⓘ
night-time illumination in many temples ⓘ seasonal observance ⓘ |
| hasMainRitual | procession of temple deities on floats ⓘ |
| involves |
decorating floats with flowers
ⓘ
decorating floats with lights ⓘ playing traditional instruments ⓘ |
| mediaType | live event ⓘ |
| performedBy | temple priests ⓘ |
| purpose |
fulfilling vows
ⓘ
honoring deities ⓘ seeking blessings ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual in many temples ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| takesPlaceOn | temple tank ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | elaborately decorated floats ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.