Thyagaraja (form of Shiva)
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Thyagaraja is a revered form of the Hindu god Shiva, especially venerated in South India as the presiding deity of several ancient temples and associated with elaborate ritual and devotional traditions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thyagaraja | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
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form of Shiva ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Agamic temple ritual traditions
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Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ Somaskanda iconography NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruvarur temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ annual temple festivals ⓘ chariot festivals (ratha yatra) in Tiruvarur ⓘ complex temple liturgy ⓘ daily temple worship (nitya puja) ⓘ local devotional vows and offerings ⓘ local myths and legends of Tiruvarur ⓘ processional festival images ⓘ temple music traditions of Tiruvarur ⓘ |
| considered | a highly sacred manifestation of Shiva ⓘ |
| cultFlourishedDuring |
Chola period
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later Nayak and Maratha periods in Tiruvarur ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
focus of regional pilgrimage to Tiruvarur
ⓘ
important symbol of South Indian Shaivite temple culture ⓘ |
| depictedAs | Shiva with Parvati and Skanda in some forms ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
central to local temple identity in Tiruvarur
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linked to royal and temple-centered ritual culture ⓘ |
| hasFormType |
main sanctum image in some temples
ⓘ
processional utsava-murti (festival image) ⓘ |
| hasMajorCultCenterAt | Tiruvarur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Sri Thyagarajaswami
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Thyagaraja Perumal in some local usages ⓘ |
| languageOfMajorDevotionalTraditions |
Sanskrit
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Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Chola-period temple traditions
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medieval South Indian kings as patrons ⓘ |
| presidingDeityOf |
Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur
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several ancient South Indian temples ⓘ temples in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| primaryRegionOfVeneration | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | form of the god Shiva ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Tamil Shaivites
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devotees across South India ⓘ |
| worshipInvolves |
dance and ritual performance
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elaborate temple rituals ⓘ music and devotional singing ⓘ processions ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | Shiva in a special iconographic form ⓘ |
| worshippedOn |
major Shaivite festival days
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temple-specific annual festival days ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.