Kavadi Attam

kshetra wide · shaiva_agama

iDescription

Votive ritual of carrying a decorated arched kavadi on shoulders to Murugan temples as fulfillment of a vow. Devotees often pierce skin with vel-shaped spears in trance state.

iiNames in other languages

कावड़ी अट्टम
hin · Deva
मुरुगन की भक्ति में तांडव करते हुए कावड़ (सजा हुआ ढांचा) उठाने की दक्षिण भारतीय परंपरा। थाईपूसम पर विशेष रूप से मनाई जाती है।
காவடி ஆட்டம்
tam · Taml
కావడి ఆట
tel · Telu
കാവടി ആട്ടം
mal · Mlym
ಕಾವಡಿ ಆಟ
kan · Knda

iiiRegional variants

1 attested

singapore-tradition

ivPerforming temples

10 attested

f9161e77-ecd9-4cb3-90b9-14ddeb246218annualKavadi offering during Thai Poosam
4281aeea-b4f8-47c6-b7b5-7c7efc64e01aannualKavadi offering during Thai Poosam
54410ec7-66a8-48e5-9199-1025cf7df84cannualKavadi offering during Thai Poosam
0f69530e-05ca-4f1b-b743-1a99d89ddc08annualKavadi offering during Thai Poosam
d4aa38cd-44bd-48ca-ab02-b3e2ac011744annualKavadi offering during Thai Poosam
9de9a0c1-0103-48ae-8e04-35318e9aee4bannualKavadi offering during Thai Poosam
7549df84-9261-4cac-83c7-c009ced1dc64annualKavadi offering during Thai Poosam
83288260-ca76-49b8-b6d9-c792109f0dd2annualKavadi offering during Thai Poosam
6fccee6a-9190-4560-ba29-5cad912d711aannualKavadi offering during Thai Poosam
8c42ea6b-2acd-4af7-95fe-1b63cf185d76annualKavadi offering during Thai Poosam

vProvenance

Provenance ledger

4 entries

Evidentiary classificationverified_evidence · Vamshanidhi moderation recordscholarly interpretation
Āgama traditionshaiva_agama corpus · Scholar-tagged at ingestionscholarly interpretation
Regional name attestations6 translations · eng/Latn, hin/Deva, tam/Taml, tel/Telu, mal/Mlym, kan/Kndascholarly interpretation
Performing temples10 temples attested · Contributor + scholar-verified joinsoral tradition

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