Kallazhagar

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Kallazhagar is a revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu worshipped primarily in Tamil Nadu, especially celebrated during the Chithirai Festival in Madurai.

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Kallazhagar canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity ⓘ
form of Vishnu ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Alagar ⓘ
linked to: Vandiyur

Alagar Perumal ⓘ
linked to: Sundararaja Perumal

Sundararaja Perumal ⓘ
associatedWith Alagar Kovil hills ⓘ
linked to: Alagar Kovil
associatedWithCity Madurai ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Kallazhagar entering the Vaigai ⓘ
associatedWithFestival Chithirai Festival ⓘ
associatedWithRiver Vaigai River ⓘ
country India ⓘ
deityType Vaishnavite deity ⓘ
festivalCalendar Tamil calendar ⓘ
festivalMonth Chithirai ⓘ
festivalSignificance marks his symbolic journey from Alagar Kovil to Madurai ⓘ
hasAnnualProcession Chithirai Festival procession ⓘ
linked to: Chithirai Festival
hasCulturalSignificanceIn Tamil culture ⓘ
hasTemple Alagar Kovil ⓘ
Kallazhagar Temple ⓘ
hasTitle Sundararaja (Beautiful King) ⓘ
iconographicFormOf Vishnu ⓘ
languageRegion Tamil ⓘ
linkedMythologicallyTo Meenakshi Thirukalyanam celebrations in Madurai ⓘ
mainCultRegion Madurai region ⓘ
linked to: Madurai district
primaryCelebrationLocation Madurai ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleInFestival processional deity entering Vaigai River ⓘ
state Tamil Nadu ⓘ
templeLocatedIn Tamil Nadu ⓘ
templeLocatedNear Madurai ⓘ
veneratedAs form of the god Vishnu ⓘ
worshippedBy Vaishnavites ⓘ
linked to: Vaishnavism

people of Madurai ⓘ
worshippedIn Madurai ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ
worshipTradition South Indian Vaishnavism ⓘ

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