Kaveri Pushkaram
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Kaveri Pushkaram is a Hindu river festival held every twelve years to honor and take holy dips in the sacred Kaveri River.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaveri Sankramana | 1 |
| Narmada Jayanti | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious festival
ⓘ
river festival ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Ganesha
NERFINISHED
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River goddess Kaveri NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ local river deities ⓘ |
| associatedWithZodiacSign | Tula (Libra) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hindu astrological beliefs ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
purification of sins through river bathing
ⓘ
strengthening of community and regional identity ⓘ |
| frequency | every twelve years ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
economic impact on local communities
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| honors | Kaveri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRituals |
Kannada
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ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRiver | Kaveri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorGhatsLocation |
Kumbakonam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mayiladuthurai NERFINISHED ⓘ Srirangam NERFINISHED ⓘ Srirangapatna NERFINISHED ⓘ Talakaveri NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruchirappalli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedInState |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Puducherry NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
local temple authorities
ⓘ
religious organizations ⓘ state government agencies ⓘ |
| partOf | Pushkaram festivals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | mass pilgrimage ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Bhima Pushkaram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Godavari Pushkaram NERFINISHED ⓘ Krishna Pushkaram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tungabhadra Pushkaram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| requires |
special transport and crowd management
ⓘ
temporary river ghats and bathing arrangements ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
charity and donations
ⓘ
holy dip in the Kaveri River ⓘ offering prayers to deities ⓘ performing religious rites for ancestors ⓘ ritual bathing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Narmada Jayanti
this entity surface form:
Kaveri Sankramana