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Plate F · RANIKodungallur Bharaniकोडुंगल्लूर भरणी

URN · kodungallur-bharani

Festivals · 2 days

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कोडुंगल्लूर भरणी

Kodungallur Bharani

Pañcāṅga rule

Recurrence rule recorded but not yet typed

Duration · 2 days

ISynopsis

Ancient Shakta festival at Kodungallur Bhagavathy temple in Kerala. Devotees dressed as warriors arrive singing bharani pattu (folk songs to the goddess). Considered one of the most ancient and raw forms of Shakti worship in Kerala, pre-dating Brahmanical temple culture.

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9 entries

  1. RecurrenceRecurrence rule recorded but not yet typed · pañcāṅga ruletextual
  2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
  3. Name (eng/Latn)Kodungallur Bharanitextual
  4. Name (hin/Deva)कोडुंगल्लूर भरणीtextual
  5. Name (mal/Mlym)കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർ ഭരണിtextual
  6. Name (tam/Taml)கொடுங்கல்லூர் பரணிtextual
  7. Name (tel/Telu)కొడుంగల్లూరు భరణిtextual
  8. Name (kan/Knda)ಕೊಡುಂಗಲ್ಲೂರು ಭರಣಿtextual
  9. Observed at21 templescommunity attested

IIIObserved at

21 attested
  • Temple 986b05b3deity-festival association
  • Temple 1c5caa11deity-festival association
  • Temple bb1f0a1fdeity-festival association
  • Temple 4b4c174bdeity-festival association
  • Temple 216b093edeity-festival association
  • Temple 55c9c515deity-festival association
  • Temple 770f4eaadeity-festival association
  • Temple d736dc7bdeity-festival association
  • Temple 4073b59bdeity-festival association
  • Temple 84def3ffdeity-festival association
  • Temple 0d17a936deity-festival association
  • Temple 1f39a323deity-festival association
  • And 9 more temples in the register.

IVNames across registers

  • eng / LatnKodungallur BharaniAncient Shakta festival at Kodungallur Bhagavathy temple in Kerala. Devotees dressed as warriors arrive singing bharani pattu (folk songs to the goddess). Considered one of the most ancient and raw forms of Shakti worship in Kerala, pre-dating Brahmanical temple culture.
  • hin / Devaकोडुंगल्लूर भरणीकेरल के कोडुंगल्लूर भगवती मंदिर में मेष मास में मनाया जाने वाला तांत्रिक भरणी उत्सव।
  • mal / Mlymകൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർ ഭരണികൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർ ഭദ്രകാളി ക്ഷേത്രത്തിലെ കാർത്തിക ഭരണി ഉത്സവം. ഭക്തർ ഭഗവതിക്ക് ശ്രദ്ധ അർപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
  • tam / Tamlகொடுங்கல்லூர் பரணி
  • tel / Teluకొడుంగల్లూరు భరణి
  • kan / Kndaಕೊಡುಂಗಲ್ಲೂರು ಭರಣಿ
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