Annakut

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Annakut is a Hindu festival, especially prominent in Swaminarayan tradition, in which a grand variety of vegetarian foods is ceremonially offered to God as an expression of gratitude and devotion.

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Annakut canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Annakoot ⓘ
Govardhan Annakut ⓘ
linked to: Govardhan Puja
associatedWith Diwali ⓘ
Govardhan Puja ⓘ
Swaminarayan Sampradaya ⓘ
Vaishnavism ⓘ
category Festivals associated with Krishna ⓘ
Hindu festivals related to food ⓘ
Swaminarayan festivals ⓘ
centralTheme devotional worship ⓘ
gratitude to God ⓘ
offering of food to God ⓘ
dietaryRule vegetarian food only ⓘ
emphasizes bhakti (devotion) ⓘ
community participation ⓘ
seva (service) ⓘ
etymology Sanskrit term meaning "mountain of food" ⓘ
features ceremonial food offering ⓘ
collective darshan of food offerings ⓘ
decorative food arrangements ⓘ
devotional singing ⓘ
grand variety of vegetarian foods ⓘ
ritual prayers ⓘ
notableIn BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha ⓘ
Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan ⓘ
performedFor God ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ
Swaminarayan ⓘ
practicedBy Swaminarayan devotees ⓘ
Vaishnava Hindus ⓘ
linked to: Vaishnavism
practicedIn Hindu temples worldwide ⓘ
India ⓘ
Swaminarayan temples ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
ritualAction arranging food before the deity ⓘ
distribution of prasad to devotees ⓘ
offering food with mantras and prayers ⓘ
preparation of numerous food items ⓘ
significance celebration of God as sustainer of life ⓘ
expression of gratitude for divine protection and sustenance ⓘ
renewal of devotion and surrender to God ⓘ
symbolism abundance provided by God ⓘ
community sharing of divine blessings ⓘ
dependence of humans on divine grace ⓘ
timeOfYear Kartik month (Hindu lunar calendar) ⓘ
day after Diwali in many regions ⓘ

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