Kalyanotsavam

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Kalyanotsavam is a Hindu ritual festival celebrating the ceremonial divine wedding of deities, especially revered in temples dedicated to Lord Rama and Sita.

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instanceOf Hindu ritual ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
temple ritual ⓘ
associatedConcept divine grace for couples ⓘ
associatedDeity Lord Rama ⓘ
Sita ⓘ
category Hindu temple festival ⓘ
Vaishnavite ritual ⓘ
celebratedAs annual temple festival in many Rama temples ⓘ
culturalContext Indian temple tradition ⓘ
etymology derived from Sanskrit words ‘kalyana’ (auspicious marriage) and ‘utsava’ (festival) ⓘ
hasTheme divine wedding of deities ⓘ
languageOfTerm Sanskrit ⓘ
observedBy Hindus ⓘ
performedAt Hindu temples ⓘ
Rama temples ⓘ
purpose to celebrate the celestial marriage of deities ⓘ
to invoke blessings for marital harmony ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
ritualElement chanting of mantras ⓘ
offering of flowers ⓘ
offering of prasadam ⓘ
wedding rites ⓘ
symbolism blessing of devotees’ family and married life ⓘ
union of divine masculine and feminine principles ⓘ

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