Kanwar
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Kanwar is a sacred water-filled pitcher or vessel carried by Hindu devotees, especially during the Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage, as an offering to Lord Shiva.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious object
ⓘ
religious vessel ⓘ ritual object ⓘ |
| associatedFestivalPeriod |
Shravan month
GENERATED
ⓘ
monsoon season GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Lord Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedBy |
Hindu devotees
ⓘ
Kanwariyas ⓘ groups of pilgrims ⓘ |
| carriedOn | shoulders ⓘ |
| carryingInvolves |
barefoot walking
ⓘ
long-distance pilgrimage ⓘ |
| contains | holy water ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of penance
ⓘ
expression of religious vow ⓘ |
| destination |
Shiva shrine
ⓘ
Shiva temple ⓘ |
| filledWith | water ⓘ |
| geographicAssociation |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handledWith | ritual purity rules ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
vessel
ⓘ
water-filled pitcher ⓘ |
| linkedPractice |
austerity observance
ⓘ
vow fulfillment ⓘ |
| material |
earthenware
ⓘ
metal ⓘ plastic ⓘ |
| notPlacedOn | ground ⓘ |
| partOf | Kanwar Yatra ritual paraphernalia ⓘ |
| purpose | offering to Lord Shiva ⓘ |
| regionallyKnownAs |
Kaanwar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kawad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | continuous carrying until offering ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
devotion to Lord Shiva
ⓘ
purity ⓘ |
| typicalContext | Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Kanwar Yatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pilgrimage ritual
ⓘ
religious offering ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualFeature |
brightly decorated structure
ⓘ
suspended water containers ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Ganga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yamuna NERFINISHED ⓘ other sacred rivers ⓘ sacred river ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.