City of Lord Ananta

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City of Lord Ananta is an epithet for Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala in India, renowned for its historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple dedicated to the reclining deity Ananta (Vishnu).

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City of Lord Ananta canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet ⓘ
poetic name ⓘ
appliesTo urban area of Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Ananta ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
associatedWithTemple Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple ⓘ
basedOn Ananta Shesha (cosmic serpent) ⓘ
linked to: Ananta Shesha

reclining form of Vishnu ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance emphasizes sacred status of Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ
deityForm reclining Vishnu on Ananta ⓘ
linked to: throne of Vishnu
etymologyNote ‘Lord Ananta’ refers to Vishnu reclining on the serpent Ananta ⓘ
linked to: Ananta
geographicRegion Kerala ⓘ
hasMeaning city of the Lord Ananta (Vishnu) ⓘ
honors presiding deity of Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ
languageContext English ⓘ
linkedTo Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple sanctum deity ⓘ
linked to: Padmanabhaswamy
notableFeatureOfReferent historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple ⓘ
refersTo Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ
capital of Kerala ⓘ
relatedTo Padmanabhaswamy Temple city ⓘ
name Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ
religiousConnotation Vaishnavism ⓘ
religiousTradition Hinduism ⓘ
semanticRole honorific title for a city ⓘ
symbolizes divine protection of the city by Ananta ⓘ
usedBy Hindu devotees ⓘ
pilgrims to Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple ⓘ
usedFor Thiruvananthapuram in devotional literature ⓘ
Thiruvananthapuram in religious contexts ⓘ

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Thiruvananthapuram → meaningOfName → City of Lord Ananta ⓘ