Kallazhagar
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Kallazhagar is a revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu worshipped primarily in Tamil Nadu, especially celebrated during the Chithirai Festival in Madurai.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
form of Vishnu ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alagar
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ⓘ
Alagar Perumal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundararaja Perumal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alagar Kovil hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Kallazhagar entering the Vaigai ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival | Chithirai Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Vaigai River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| deityType | Vaishnavite deity ⓘ |
| festivalCalendar | Tamil calendar ⓘ |
| festivalMonth | Chithirai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalSignificance | marks his symbolic journey from Alagar Kovil to Madurai ⓘ |
| hasAnnualProcession | Chithirai Festival procession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn | Tamil culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Alagar Kovil
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ⓘ
Kallazhagar Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sundararaja (Beautiful King) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicFormOf | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Tamil ⓘ |
| linkedMythologicallyTo | Meenakshi Thirukalyanam celebrations in Madurai ⓘ |
| mainCultRegion | Madurai region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCelebrationLocation | Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInFestival | processional deity entering Vaigai River ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| templeLocatedIn | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| templeLocatedNear | Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | form of the god Vishnu ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Vaishnavites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
people of Madurai ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Madurai
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ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | South Indian Vaishnavism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.