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Plate RIT · HEKARudrabhishekaRudrabhisheka

urn:vamshanidhi:ritual:rudrabhisheka

Ritual tradition

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Rudrabhisheka

Rudrabhisheka

temple · shaiva_agama

iDescription

Elaborate abhisheka of the Shiva lingam while chanting Shri Rudram from Yajurveda and Chamakam. Performed especially on Pradosha days and Maha Shivaratri.

iiNames in other languages

  • रुद्राभिषेक

    hin · Deva

    रुद्राष्टाध्यायी और शिवाष्टक मंत्रों के साथ शिवलिंग पर दूध, जल, बिल्वपत्र से अभिषेक। श्रावण मास में विशेष महत्त्व।

  • రుద్రాభిషేకం

    tel · Telu

  • ರುದ್ರಾಭಿಷೇಕ

    kan · Knda

  • രുദ്രാഭിഷേകം

    mal · Mlym

  • ருத்திராபிஷேகம்

    tam · Taml

ivPerforming temples

46 attested

vProvenance

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4 entries

  1. Evidentiary classificationverified_evidence · Vamshanidhi moderation recordscholarly interpretation
  2. Āgama traditionshaiva_agama corpus · Scholar-tagged at ingestionscholarly interpretation
  3. Regional name attestations6 translations · eng/Latn, hin/Deva, tel/Telu, kan/Knda, mal/Mlym, tam/Tamlscholarly interpretation
  4. Performing temples46 temples attested · Contributor + scholar-verified joinsoral tradition

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URN · urn:vamshanidhi:ritual:rudrabhisheka

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