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Plate RIT · HEKAKumbhabhishekaKumbhabhisheka

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Kumbhabhisheka

Kumbhabhisheka

temple · tradition unspecified

iDescription

Temple re-consecration performed every 12 years or after major renovation; pot-abhisheka on the shikhara finial; elaborate 12-day Agamic rites restoring divine presence.

iiNames in other languages

  • कुंभाभिषेक

    hin · Deva

    मंदिर के शिखर पर कलश स्थापित करने की पुनःप्रतिष्ठा विधि। मंदिर के नवीकरण या निर्माण के बाद किया जाता है।

  • கும்பாபிஷேகம்

    tam · Taml

  • కుంభాభిషేకం

    tel · Telu

  • ಕುಂಭಾಭಿಷೇಕ

    kan · Knda

  • കുംഭാഭിഷേകം

    mal · Mlym

ivPerforming temples

177 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 temples177 temples attested · Contributor + scholar-verified joinsoral tradition

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