In Hinduism, utsava murti, utsavar or uthsavar, is a form of a murti (icon) which represents a deity. The portable utsavar is employed in the tradition...

attention in annual festive processions; these are called utsava murti. The earliest murti are mentioned by Pāṇini in the 4th century BCE. Prior to that...

sanctum sanctorum as mūlavirāt mūrti or acala mūrti, while any replica of it used in festivals is called as utsava mūrti (lit. idol for festivals). The...

Utsava (Sanskrit: उत्सव, lit. 'special occasion'), also referred to as Utsavam, generally means a festival or celebration or any joyous occasion, mostly...

between the Gregorian calendar months of September and October. The Utsava-murti (processional deity) of the presiding deity, Venkateswara, and his consorts...

Malayappa Swami is the current utsava murti (procession deity) in the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala. Malayappa Swami is worshipped during religious...

believe that the darshan (holy sight) of the linga can cure disease. The utsava murti (festival icon) of Lokanatha is kept inside the Jagannath temple, Puri...

Perumal Temple in Chidambaram, the Utsava murti (processional deity) was brought to Tirupati for safe keeping. The Utsava murti was taken back after the invasions...

of the temple with 2 main idols (moola mortis) and 1 procession idol (utsava murti). During the festival processions, Ranganayaki does not visit Ranganatha...

snowfall. For six months, from November to April, the palanquin with the Utsava Murti (Idol) of Kedarnath and of the Madhyamaheshwar Temple is brought to the...

the Ranganathaswamy temple has two main idols (mula murtis) and one processional idol (utsava murti), due to the fact that the processional idol was buried...

Mūlavirāt mūrti (lit. The main presiding deity), the Mandir Trust has informed that the Ram Lalla Virajman idol of 1949 shall henceforth be used as Utsava mūrti...

no longer remain the procession idol and a new idol would be found as utsava murti (Malayappa swami). The Ugra Srinivasa idol is no longer brought out of...

rituals in Hinduism. A murti is installed by priests, in Hindu temples, through the Prana Pratishtha ceremony. These is also a utsava murti ("mobile image of...

Prana pratishtha (IAST: prāṇa pratiṣṭhā) is the rite or ceremony by which a murti (devotional image of a deity) is consecrated in a Hindu temple, wherein...

center of attention in annual festive processions and these are called Utsava Murti. In Hinduism, deities and their icons may be hosted in a Hindu temple...

celebrated in par with Maha Shivaratri for 13 days during which the Utsava murtis of Siva and Parvati will be taken on Vahanams in a procession around...

1789. Aware of the risk to the idol, it was hidden underground and the Utsava murti was taken to Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple by Mallisseri Namboodiri...

Swamy. According to legend Ramanujacharya goes to Delhi to retrieve the utsava-murti that had been stolen from the temple. The Delhi Sultan shows Ramanujacharya...

is venerated by Hindus and Muslims alike. Both communities take the utsava murti (festival image) in procession in the annual temple festival in the Tamil...

year, lasts more than 25 days. On the day of the chariot festival, the utsava murti (festival image of the deity) is decorated and brought out of the temple...

upon an elephant to be paraded around Mysuru. In current times, the Utsava Mūrti (festive idol) of Goddess Chamundeshwari is placed on the throne and...

However, while leaving, they removed the sculpture depicting the 2 utsava murtis (this representation of the deities comes out only during Masi and Avani...

after attaining success, they built a shrine for the Goddess. The new utsava murti idol, made out of panchaloha, was donated to the temple in the year 1991...

Pandukeshwar. Yogdhyan Badri is also considered the winter abode for the Utsava-murti (festival-image) of Badrinath, when the temple of Badrinath is closed...

certain regions of the Indian subcontinent. Utsava is the Sanskrit word for festivals. The Sanskrit word Utsava comes from the word "ut" meaning "starts"...

Deepavali. Another special occasion in the Temple is Thirukalyanam of Andal. Utsava murti of Venugopalaswamy shrine of the temple during the festival Krishnajanmashtami...

Jakini Maatha Procession during annual celebrations Malkuma Jakini maatha Utsava Murti "Sunama Jakini Maata Annual Celebrations 2019". Andhra Jyothi Telugu...

contains two murtis, one is a Mula Murti to which the alankar (adornment) is usually done and which is of ancient origin and the Utsava Murti which is displayed...

clansmen and invitees in the enclosure, the gigantic chariot carrying the Utsava murtis of Arjuna and Draupadi moves a short distance towards the east. As the...