Temple Festivals
Annual and periodic temple festivals (utsavams) involving multi-day celebrations.
Temple Festivals and Special Sevas
Fourteen annual temple festivals and ten elaborate sponsored sevas — the grand tier above the daily cycle. This guide covers what a Brahmotsavam is, which pilgrimage seasons open when, and what the larger sponsored sevas involve.
इस वर्ग के अनुष्ठान (14)
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Brahmotsavam पंडितजी बुक करें Presiding deityNine-day annual festival of a temple involving multiple processions and special sevas.
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Float Festival पंडितजी बुक करें Presiding deityFestival where the deity's utsava murti is taken in procession on a decorated float on a temple tank.
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Panguni Uthiram पंडितजी बुक करें Murugan, Shiva-ParvatiTamil festival commemorating several divine weddings including Shiva-Parvati and Murugan-Deivanai.
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Chithirai Festival पंडितजी बुक करें Meenakshi-SundareswararMadurai's major annual festival celebrating Meenakshi's coronation and wedding.
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Navratri Golu पंडितजी बुकिंग वैकल्पिक Devi (Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati)South Indian tradition of displaying doll arrangements during Navratri with daily worship.
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Dussehra Mysuru Rituals पंडितजी बुक करें Chamundeshwari DeviKarnataka's grand state festival centred on Goddess Chamundeshwari with royal procession.
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Puri Chandan Yatra पंडितजी बुक करें JagannathFestival where deity replicas are given sandalwood paste baths and taken on boat rides.
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Guruvayur Ekadashi Festival पंडितजी बुक करें Krishna (Guruvayurappan)Major annual festival at Guruvayur temple around Vrischika Ekadashi.
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Kanwar Yatra पंडितजी बुकिंग वैकल्पिक ShivaAnnual pilgrimage where devotees (Kanwariyas) carry Ganga water to offer at Shiva temples.
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Somnath Temple Aarti Utsav पंडितजी बुक करें Shiva (Somnath Jyotirlinga)Daily grand aarti ceremony at the Somnath Jyotirlinga temple.
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Kedarnath Yatra Opening Rituals पंडितजी बुक करें Shiva (Kedarnath Jyotirlinga)Ceremonial opening of the Kedarnath temple doors marking the start of the pilgrimage season.
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Char Dham Yatra Rituals पंडितजी बुक करें Vishnu, Shiva formsRituals associated with the Himalayan Char Dham pilgrimage circuit.
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Puri Jagannath Nabakalebara पंडितजी बुक करें Jagannath, Balabhadra, SubhadraRare ceremonial replacement of the Jagannath deities' wooden bodies.
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Sabarimala Pilgrimage Season Rituals पंडितजी बुक करें AyyappaFull sequence of rituals across the Sabarimala pilgrimage season.