Kumbeswarar

E917571

Kumbeswarar is a revered form of the Hindu god Shiva worshipped as the presiding deity of the ancient Adi Kumbeswarar Temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Adi Kumbeswarar 3
Kumbeswarar canonical 3
Kumbeshwarar 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity ⓘ
form of Shiva ⓘ
associatedDynastyPatronage Chola dynasty ⓘ
Nayak dynasty ⓘ
associatedLanguageRegion Tamil region ⓘ
associatedWithCity Kumbakonam ⓘ
associatedWithConcept creation and dissolution ⓘ
purification through sacred waters ⓘ
associatedWithCountry India ⓘ
associatedWithElement water ⓘ
associatedWithFestivalEvent Mahamaham bathing ritual every 12 years ⓘ
associatedWithMyth churning of the divine pot (kumbha) ⓘ
associatedWithRiver Cauvery River ⓘ
linked to: Kaveri
associatedWithSacredTank Mahamaham tank ⓘ
associatedWithState Tamil Nadu ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling Kumbeshwarar ⓘ
linked to: Kumbeswarar

Kumbeswara ⓘ
linked to: Kumbeswarar
hasConsort Mangalambigai ⓘ
hasPrimaryAbode garbhagriha of Adi Kumbeswarar Temple ⓘ
hasTitle Lord of the Kumbha (pot) ⓘ
iconographyFeature depicted as Shiva in anthropomorphic form in some shrines ⓘ
lingam ⓘ
isFormOf Shiva ⓘ
majorFestival Mahamaham ⓘ
Masi Magam ⓘ
Shivaratri ⓘ
linked to: Maha Shivaratri
mentionedIn Tevaram hymns ⓘ
presidingDeityOf Adi Kumbeswarar Temple ⓘ
regionOfCult South India ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
templeClassification Paadal Petra Sthalam ⓘ
templeLocation Kumbakonam ⓘ
templeName Adi Kumbeswarar Temple ⓘ
templeOrientation east-facing sanctum in Adi Kumbeswarar Temple ⓘ
worshippedAs presiding deity ⓘ
worshippedBy Shaivites ⓘ
linked to: Shaivism

pilgrims to Kumbakonam ⓘ
worshipTradition Shaivism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kumbeswarar → hasAlternativeSpelling → Kumbeshwarar ⓘ
linked to: Kumbeswarar
Kumbeswarar → hasAlternativeSpelling → Kumbeswara ⓘ
linked to: Kumbeswarar
Shiva as Kumbeswarar → hasName → Kumbeswarar ⓘ
Shiva as Kumbeswarar → hasAlternativeName → Kumbeshwarar ⓘ
linked to: Kumbeswarar
Shiva as Kumbeswarar → hasAlternativeName → Adi Kumbeswarar ⓘ
linked to: Kumbeswarar
Mangalambika → consortOf → Adi Kumbeswarar ⓘ
linked to: Kumbeswarar
Mangalambika → associatedTempleDeity → Adi Kumbeswarar ⓘ
linked to: Kumbeswarar