Car festival of Nellaiappar Temple
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The Car festival of Nellaiappar Temple is a major annual Hindu chariot procession in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, where the deities are paraded through the streets in elaborately decorated temple cars, drawing large crowds of devotees.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Car festival of Nellaiappar Temple canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple festival
ⓘ
annual event ⓘ religious procession ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Kanthimathi Amman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nellaiappar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attracts | large crowds of devotees ⓘ |
| audience |
local residents of Tirunelveli
ⓘ
pilgrims from other regions ⓘ |
| communityRole |
occasion for communal gathering
ⓘ
strengthens local religious identity ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major local festival of Tirunelveli ⓘ |
| devotionalAspect | seeking blessings from deities ⓘ |
| economicImpact | boosts local trade and vendors ⓘ |
| features |
elaborately decorated temple cars
ⓘ
street procession ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
distribution of prasadam to devotees
ⓘ
offering prayers along the procession route ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Hindu devotees
ⓘ
temple priests ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
procession of deities through streets
ⓘ
pulling of temple car by devotees ⓘ |
| location |
Nellaiappar Temple
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ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirunelveli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Nellaiappar Temple administration ⓘ |
| partOf | ritual calendar of Nellaiappar Temple ⓘ |
| performedInLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| processionType | chariot procession ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Rathotsavam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil temple car festivals ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | crowd management requirements ⓘ |
| soundFeature |
drums and temple bells
ⓘ
nadaswaram music ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | varies according to temple calendar ⓘ |
| transportationImpact | traffic diversions in Tirunelveli ⓘ |
| uses |
ratha (chariot)
ⓘ
temple car ⓘ |
| visualFeature |
colorful decorations
ⓘ
traditional ornaments on chariots ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.