Temple cars or Temple chariots are used to carry representations of Hindu deities around the streets of the temple on festival days. These chariots are...
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Brihadishvara Temple, called Rajarajesvaram (lit. 'Lord of Rajaraja') by its builder, and known locally as Thanjai Periya Kovil (lit. 'Thanjavur Big Temple') and...
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accounts of the Ratha Yatra ("Temple car procession") at Puri, which claimed that pilgrims threw themselves under the temple cars, although by 1825 it was...
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the town as "Sankara Narayanar Kovil". The temple car festival is held in the month of Chithirai.The temple also emerged prosperous during the reign of...
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the temple car during the yearly festival was suspended. With the efforts of Vanamamalai Jeer, the head of a monastic institution, the temple car was...
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temple at night. Nellaiappar Temple car is the third largest car in Tamil Nadu.And it is the first car to be driven fully automatically. The temple priests...
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Thillai Nataraja Temple, also referred as the Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nataraja, the form of Shiva as the lord of dance...
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Arunachalesvara Temple (also called Annamalaiyar Temple), is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva, located at the base of Arunachala hill in the...
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decorated raths, or temple cars. The worship is performed by the Bhil Sabar tribal priests, as well as priests of other communities in the temple. Unlike the...
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Mahalingeswaraswamy Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Tiruvidaimaruthur, a village in the South Indian...
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Devendrakulam (section Temple festivals)
initiate the temple car festivals at various major historic temples, such as the Perur Pateeswarar Temple, Coimbatore Koniamman Temple, Coimbatore Srivilliputhur...
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Aram valartha Nayagi and Vinayagar are taken in the temple car around the streets of the temple. Another festival known as Teppam is celebrated during...
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Ranganathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha (a form of Vishnu) and his consort Ranganayaki (a form of Lakshmi). The temple is located...
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The Thanumalayan Temple, also called Sthanumalayan Temple, is an important Hindu temple located in Suchindram in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu...
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Sri Venkatramana Temple, Car Street. Idol of Goddess Sharada is installed at Acharya Mutt premises of Sri Venkataramana Temple, Car Street. The idol is...
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Ratha (section In Hindu temple festivals)
wheeled vehicles pulled by animals or humans, in particular the large temple cars or processional carts still used in Indian religious processions to carry...
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Hindu temple located in the village Subramanya, of Kadaba taluk (earlier in Sullia taluk) in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. In this temple Kartikeya...
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temple has a large temple car called Theeruvadaichan, a silver chariot and a golden chariot. This is one of the Nava Puliyur Temples worshipped by Patanjali...
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temples in terms of area.[failed verification] List of Hindu temples Lists of Hindu temples by country List of tallest Gopurams List of large temple tanks...
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The primary deity is Sri Velayudhaswami (Murugan). The temple houses a golden chariot Temple Car, used to carry images of gods in ceremonial processions...
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This is a list of temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which is famed for Tamil architecture styled Hindu temples, culture, and tradition and commonly...
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Ratha Yatra (redirect from Car festival)
returning to the sacrosanctum of the temple. Traveler Fa-Hien who visited India during 400 CE notes the way temple car festivals were celebrated in India...
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Jagannath (redirect from Temple of Lord Jaganatha)
chief temple in Puri (ଶ୍ରୀ ମନ୍ଦିର, Śrī Mandira). They are placed in a temple car which is then pulled by numerous volunteers to the Gundicha Temple (located...
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Perumal (deity) (redirect from Perumal temple)
In the contemporary period, a major feature of the temple festivals of Perumal is the temple car procession. During this generally multiple-day event...
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நல்லூர் கந்தசுவாமி கோவில் Sinhala: නල්ලුරුව ස්කන්ධ කුමාර කෝවිල) is a Hindu temple, located in Nallur, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The presiding deity is...
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it was a custom to invite the Lt. Governor of Puducherry to start the Temple car procession by pulling its long rope. Kakkayanthope is a part of Ariyankuppam...
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Varadharaja Perumal Temple, also called Hastagiri and Attiyuran, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu located in the city of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu,...
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Parthasarathy Temple is a 6th-century Hindu Vaishnavite temple dedicated to Vishnu in Chennai, India. Located in the neighbourhood of Thiruvallikeni, the temple is...
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Rajarajeshwari Temple is a temple located in Polali, Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. The primary deity of the temple is Shri Rajarajeshwari. The temple was...
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its nearest town. The Car festival and the annual Panguni festivals are important festivals celebrated. The place where the temple was constructed is believed...
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