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Plate RIT · HEKAAbhishekaAbhisheka

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Ritual tradition

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Abhisheka

Abhisheka

temple · tradition unspecified

iDescription

Ritual bathing of the deity with panchamrita (milk, curd, ghee, honey, sugar), then pure water and rose water while chanting specific mantras for each substance.

iiNames in other languages

  • अभिषेक

    hin · Deva

    देवता को पंचामृत (दूध, दही, घी, शहद, शर्करा) और जल से स्नान कराने की विधि। प्रत्येक द्रव्य के साथ विशेष मंत्रों का पाठ किया जाता है।

  • அபிஷேகம்

    tam · Taml

  • అభిషేకం

    tel · Telu

  • ಅಭಿಷೇಕ

    kan · Knda

  • അഭിഷേകം

    mal · Mlym

iiiRegional variants

3 attested
  • agama-shaiva

  • agama-vaishnava

  • kerala-tantric

ivPerforming temples

209 attested

vProvenance

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  1. Evidentiary classificationverified_evidence · Vamshanidhi moderation recordscholarly interpretation
  2. Regional name attestations6 translations · eng/Latn, hin/Deva, tam/Taml, tel/Telu, kan/Knda, mal/Mlymscholarly interpretation
  3. Performing temples209 temples attested · Contributor + scholar-verified joinsoral tradition

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