Pattini Devale Perahera
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Pattini Devale Perahera is a traditional Sri Lankan religious procession held in honor of the goddess Pattini as part of the larger Esala Perahera festival in Kandy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kumbal Perahera | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist and Hindu ritual
ⓘ
Sri Lankan cultural tradition ⓘ religious procession ⓘ |
| associatedAttributeOfDeity |
chastity
ⓘ
healing ⓘ protection from epidemics ⓘ |
| associatedDevale | Pattini Devale, Kandy GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedRitual | offerings to Pattini at Pattini Devale ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kandy Maligawa complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
foreign tourists ⓘ local devotees ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Kandyan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of syncretic Buddhist-Hindu worship in Kandy ⓘ |
| festivalMonth | Esala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Sri Lanka’s intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| honorsDeity | Goddess Pattini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesElement |
caparisoned elephants
ⓘ
dancers ⓘ flag bearers ⓘ torch bearers ⓘ traditional drummers ⓘ |
| languageContext | Sinhala ⓘ |
| linkedBelief | Pattini cult in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Pattini Devale custodians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kandy Esala Perahera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedDuring | annual Esala Perahera ⓘ |
| processionRoute | streets of Kandy city ⓘ |
| processionType | night procession ⓘ |
| purpose |
invoking protection from disease and misfortune
ⓘ
seeking blessings for fertility and health ⓘ veneration of Pattini ⓘ |
| relatedProcession |
Kataragama Devale Perahera
GENERATED
ⓘ
Natha Devale Perahera GENERATED ⓘ Vishnu Devale Perahera GENERATED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualContext | held parallel to the main Dalada Perahera ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianMonth |
August
ⓘ
July ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kumbal Perahera