Teppotsavam
E745470
Teppotsavam is a traditional South Indian float festival in which deities are ceremonially taken on elaborately decorated boats around a temple tank, accompanied by music, lights, and large crowds of devotees.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious festival
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float festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
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Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
collective devotion
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ritual movement around sacred space ⓘ visual splendor ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
local devotees
ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | derived from Dravidian languages meaning float festival ⓘ |
| hasKeyElement |
float of deities on water
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offerings and prayers ⓘ ritual circumambulation of tank ⓘ special decorations ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
Kannada
NERFINISHED
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Malayalam NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualPurpose |
celebration of temple deities
ⓘ
community participation in worship ⓘ seeking divine blessings ⓘ |
| hasSpatialContext | on the waters of a temple tank ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext | held on specific auspicious days ⓘ |
| involves |
decorated boats
ⓘ
devotional music ⓘ illumination with lights ⓘ large crowds of devotees ⓘ procession of deities ⓘ temple tank ⓘ |
| isPartOf | annual temple festival cycle ⓘ |
| isTypeOf |
processional worship
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public religious celebration ⓘ |
| performedAt | Hindu temples with temple tanks ⓘ |
| uses |
electric lights
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oil lamps ⓘ rafts or barges ⓘ traditional musical instruments ⓘ |
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