Pattabishekam of Kallazhagar

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Pattabishekam of Kallazhagar is a ceremonial coronation ritual of the deity Kallazhagar, celebrated as a key religious highlight during the Chithirai Festival in Tamil Nadu.

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instanceOf Hindu religious ritual
coronation ceremony
temple festival event
associatedCommunity Tamil Hindus NERFINISHED
associatedLanguage Tamil
associatedWithCity Madurai NERFINISHED
associatedWithDeityForm Vishnu as Kallazhagar NERFINISHED
associatedWithRegion Madurai region NERFINISHED
calendarSystem Tamil calendar NERFINISHED
celebratedInCountry India NERFINISHED
celebratedInState Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED
culturalCategory Tamil Hindu festival practice
culturalSignificance major highlight of Chithirai Festival
festivalSeason Chithirai month
hasAudience pilgrims and local devotees
hasDeity Kallazhagar NERFINISHED
hasFunction to invoke blessings for devotees and the region
to ritually affirm the sovereignty of Kallazhagar
hasReligion Hinduism
hasSacredStatus highly revered local ritual
honorsAspectOfDeity royal kingship of Kallazhagar
involvesAct adorning deity with royal ornaments
performance of traditional temple rituals
recitation of Vedic hymns
symbolic crowning of Kallazhagar
keyRitualOf Kallazhagar’s participation in Chithirai Festival
linkedToTemple Kallazhagar Temple (Alagar Kovil) NERFINISHED
occursDuring annual Chithirai Festival cycle
partOfFestival Chithirai Festival NERFINISHED
performedBy Hindu temple priests
religiousTradition Vaishnavism NERFINISHED
ritualType coronation (pattabhisheka)

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Chithirai Festival featuresRitual Pattabishekam of Kallazhagar