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Plate F · EPAMKārttikā Dīpamकार्तिगाई दीपम

URN · karthigai-deepam

Festivals · 1 day

Provisional

कार्तिगाई दीपम

Kārttikā Dīpam

Karthigai Deepam

Pañcāṅga rule

Recurrence rule recorded but not yet typed

Duration · 1 day

ISynopsis

Festival of lights in Tamil Nadu when the Krittika star appears in Karthigai month; a beacon fire is lit atop Arunachala.

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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)Karthigai Deepamtextual
  4. Name (hin/Deva)कार्तिगाई दीपमtextual
  5. Name (tam/Taml)கார்த்திகை தீபம்textual
  6. Name (tel/Telu)కార్తీక దీపంtextual
  7. Name (kan/Knda)ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ ದೀಪtextual
  8. Name (mal/Mlym)കാർത്തിക ദീപംtextual
  9. Observed at46 templescommunity attested

IIIObserved at

46 attested
  • Temple 931821dbdeity-festival association
  • Temple 78803ff0deity-festival association
  • Temple 0b7bd8d2deity-festival association
  • Temple 98ac3cd1deity-festival association
  • Temple 636d7a3fdeity-festival association
  • Temple 22d32af8deity-festival association
  • Temple 9265571fdeity-festival association
  • Temple 80afafb4deity-festival association
  • Temple 674e75e3deity-festival association
  • Temple 2d8fa958deity-festival association
  • Temple d103e063deity-festival association
  • Temple 3b28cee5deity-festival association
  • And 34 more temples in the register.

IVNames across registers

  • eng / LatnKarthigai DeepamFestival of lights in Tamil Nadu when the Krittika star appears in Karthigai month; a beacon fire is lit atop Arunachala.
  • hin / Devaकार्तिगाई दीपमकार्तिगाई मास में कृत्तिका नक्षत्र पर अरुणाचल पर्वत पर दीप जलाने का पर्व।
  • tam / Tamlகார்த்திகை தீபம்கார்த்திகை மாதம் பவுர்ணமியன்று திருவண்ணாமலை அண்ணாமலையான் திருவிழா. கோடிக்கணக்கான விளக்குகள்.
  • tel / Teluకార్తీక దీపం
  • kan / Kndaಕಾರ್ತಿಕ ದೀಪ
  • mal / Mlymകാർത്തിക ദീപം
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