Aazhi Ther (temple car festival)
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Aazhi Ther is a grand annual temple car festival in Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, featuring one of the largest and most elaborately decorated chariots in South India, pulled through the streets in a major religious procession.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aazhi Ther | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious festival
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annual festival ⓘ temple car festival ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Parvati
NERFINISHED
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Thyagaraja (Shiva) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTemple | Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
South India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil cultural sphere ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
local residents of Tiruvarur
ⓘ
pilgrims from various parts of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| hasCommunityRole |
focus of communal participation and service
ⓘ
strengthens local religious identity ⓘ |
| hasDecorations |
colorful cloth canopies
ⓘ
religious iconography ⓘ wooden carvings on the chariot ⓘ |
| hasEventType | religious procession ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elaborately decorated chariot
ⓘ
one of the largest temple cars in South India ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | traditional Tamil temple festival ⓘ |
| hasMusic |
nadaswaram and tavil performances
ⓘ
traditional temple music ⓘ |
| hasParticipants |
Hindu devotees
ⓘ
local community of Tiruvarur ⓘ |
| hasProcessionType | temple car procession ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
pulling of the temple car by devotees
ⓘ
street procession of deities ⓘ |
| hasScale | large-scale public procession ⓘ |
| hasSeason | held during a specific festival season (Tamil calendar) ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important temple festival in Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
major religious event of Tiruvarur ⓘ |
| hasVisualAspect |
brightly painted figures and motifs
ⓘ
towering multi-tiered wooden car ⓘ |
| isPulledThrough | streets of Tiruvarur ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Tamil-speaking regions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
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Tamil Nadu ⓘ Tiruvarur NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruvarur district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementMethod | pulled manually with ropes ⓘ |
| partOf | temple festival cycle of Thyagaraja Temple ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| safetyRequirement | coordination of large crowds during chariot pulling ⓘ |
| transportedObject | processional deities of Thyagaraja Temple ⓘ |
| uses |
ratha
ⓘ
temple chariot ⓘ |
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