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  2. Karakattam - Wikipedia

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    Karakattam (karakam-'water pot'), or Karagam Puja in the Caribbean, is an ancient folk dance of Tamil Nadu performed in praise of the rain goddess Mariamman. The ancient Tamil epic says that this type of dance derived from Bharatham and a mixture of multiple forms of Tamil dance forms like Bharatanatyam postures and mudras. The offering of this ...

  3. Ulagalantha Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram - Wikipedia

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    The shrine is located on the third precinct of the temple. As per Hindu legend, sage Garga performed his penance at this temple and obtained knowledge. The place thus derived its name Garagaham, which later became Karakam. The presiding deity of the shrine is Karunakara Perumal facing north and seated on Adishesha and his consort Padmamani ...

  4. Karam festival - Wikipedia

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    Karam puja in Jharkhand Karam puja in Jhargram, West Bengal Karma puja in Assam. The festival is held on the 11th day of a full moon of the Hindu month of Bhado, which falls between August and September. Unmarried girls fast and grow seedlings for 7–9 days.

  5. Shiva Puja - Wikipedia

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    Shiva Puja in Hinduism is the way by which one worships Shiva through traditional and ancient rites with the use of mantra, tantra, yantra, kriyas, mudras, and abhishekam. Part of a series on Shaivism

  6. Shaiva Siddhanta - Wikipedia

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    To this day, Aghorasiva's Siddhanta philosophy is followed by almost all of the hereditary temple priests (Sivacharya), and his texts on the Āgamas have become the standard puja manuals. His Kriyakramadyotika is a vast work covering nearly all aspects of Shaiva Siddhanta ritual, including the daily worship of Siva, occasional rituals ...

  7. Karakam - Wikipedia

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    Karakam is a small village in Cheepurupalli Mandal, Vizianagaram district in Andhrapradesh state of India. As of the 2011 Census of India, Karakam had a population of 1,148 across 279 households. There were 561 males (48.8%) and 587 females (51.2%). 513 (44.6%) people were literate. 135 (11.7%) were under the age of 6.

  8. Kavadi Aattam - Wikipedia

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    Kavadi Aattam (Tamil: காவடி ஆட்டம், romanized: burden dance) is a ceremonial sacrifice and offering practiced by devotees during the worship of Murugan, the Hindu god of war. [1]

  9. Karaga (festival) - Wikipedia

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    Adishakti Draupadi is the community Deity of the Vahnikula Kshatriyas, one of the foremost communities in Karanataka state. The Karaga festival is generally led by the Vahnikula Kshatriyas. Karaga is one of the many traditions of worshiping Adisakti Draupadi Devi. Karaga pooja and festivals have been celebrated in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka since ...