Airavatesvara (form of Shiva)
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Airavatesvara is a revered form of the Hindu god Shiva associated with the legendary worship of Shiva by Indra’s white elephant Airavata, particularly venerated in South Indian Shaivite tradition.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Airavatesvara | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
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Shaivite deity ⓘ form of Shiva ⓘ |
| associatedMythicFigure |
Airavata, the white elephant of Indra
GENERATED
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Indra GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Airavata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Shaiva pantheon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPantheon | Hindu pantheon ⓘ |
| cultFocus | myth of Airavata’s penance ⓘ |
| deityClass | form of Shiva worshipped in South India ⓘ |
| deityType | form associated with an elephant devotee ⓘ |
| devotee | Airavata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithetOrigin | derived from the name of the elephant Airavata ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
connection with Indra’s elephant
ⓘ
receives worship from non-human beings ⓘ |
| hasLegend | Airavata performing penance and worship to Shiva ⓘ |
| honors | devotion of Airavata ⓘ |
| iconographicAssociation | elephant worship motif ⓘ |
| isAspectOf | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticOrigin | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
bhakti (devotion)
ⓘ
divine forgiveness ⓘ |
| majorDeity | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent | worship of Shiva by Indra’s elephant Airavata ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “Lord of Airavata” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfCult | Kaveri delta region ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInMythology | recipient of Airavata’s devotion ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
compassion of Shiva
ⓘ
divine grace towards animal devotees ⓘ |
| tradition |
Shaivism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Indian Shaivite tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
South India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipContext |
pilgrimage
ⓘ
temple worship ⓘ |
| worshipForm | linga ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Shaivites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Indian Hindus ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.