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flower, and learnt from it that it had been floating down for thirty-thousand years from Shiva's head. He seized upon this flower and claimed to Shiva that he had seen the deity's head. Shiva realised the falsehood and pronounced that there would never be a temple for Brahma in this world. He also
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As the six nymphs had helped in rearing the child, Shiva is said to have bestowed immortality upon the six nymphs, created to become eternal stars in the sky. Any worship performed to these six stars is regarded to be equal to worshiping
Murugan himself, and are hence sacred to
3816:). Sisters pray for the prosperity and success of their brothers, and light lamps to mark the occasion. There is also the tradition of spinning the Maavali, a traditional firework made usually from burnt Palmyra flowers and spun around to create sparks.
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is performed. On the
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Kartikai Pournami (full moon of the Kārtikai month) oil lamps with 365 wicks, prepared at home, are lit in Shiva temples. In some households, fasting is observed till sunset, every day for the whole month.
3899:. The festival is celebrated for three days. The first day is called Appa Kartika, the second Vadai Kartika, and the final day is called Thiru Kartika, widely considered as the Kartika day, when the main
3762:, both of whom considered themselves to be the supreme deity. Shiva declared that the dispute would be resolved if the two could discover his head and feet. Vishnu took the form of a boar (
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The Cyclopædia of India and of
Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial, Industrial and Scientific, Products of the Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Kingdoms, Useful Arts and Manufactures
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at the time of the lighting the Maha Deepam. The light emitted from the mountain is visible up to a radius of 35 KM. Hundreds of thousands of devotees perform the 16 km
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The Sacred Books of the Hindus, Vol 21, Rai
Bahadur Srisa Chandra Vidyaranya, p29, The Panini Office (Bhuvaneswari Asrama), 1918.
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4390:"Tiruvannamalai Karthigai Maha Deepam - The Story Behind, Significance, Pooja Procedure and Food Recipes"
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Indian Culture: A Compendium of Indian History, Culture and Heritage
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and the poems of Avvaiyar. Kārtikai is referred in the
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since the ancient period, the festival is held on the
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3785:in Tamil (Great lamp of the month of Kārtikai).
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4184:. New Delhi: Kalinga Publications. p. 6.
4074:Spagnoli, Cathy; Samanna, Paramasivam (1999).
112:, celebrations, lighting of bonfires and lamps
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4151:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
4297:Balasubramaniyan, A.D. (26 November 2015).
3655:, a book of poems, which dates back to the
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4336:Kabilan, Kannalmozhi (23 November 2021).
3895:, the Kartika festival is also famous in
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4182:Studies in the History of the Sangam Age
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4077:Jasmine and Coconuts: South Indian Tales
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3614:. It corresponds to the occasion of the
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95:Shiva's manifestation of the Jyotirlinga
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2396:Sources and classification of scripture
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4263:from the original on 30 September 2023
4234:from the original on 30 September 2023
4133:from the original on 30 September 2023
4094:from the original on 30 September 2023
4055:from the original on 30 September 2023
4041:. Gyan Publishing House. p. 207.
4038:History, Religion and Culture of India
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3535:The Pleiades (Kartika) constellation.
1023:Anupalabdi (non-perception, negation)
1018:Arthāpatti (postulation, presumption)
142:South Indian Hindu festival of lights
4080:. Libraries Unlimited. p. 133.
3704:, some legends state that the deity
4379:News Paper Article 28 November 2012
4287:News Paper Article 10 December 2019
3897:Koneshwaram, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
13:
4348:from the original on 19 April 2023
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99:Veneration of Nikaramma Bhagavati
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4317:from the original on 4 July 2024
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147:Karthika Deepam (disambiguation)
4454:Festivals in the Hindu calendar
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4220:. Spinifex Press. p. 175.
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3602:(கார்த்திகை) month, called the
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4299:"Maavali fading into oblivion"
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3750:According to a Shaiva legend,
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261:Epic-Puranic royal genealogies
101:Vamana's victory over Mahabali
1:
4119:. Notion Press. p. 374.
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3317:Other society-related topics:
1013:Upamāṇa (comparison, analogy)
86:Caribbean Madrasi Communities
4259:. B. Quaritch. p. 511.
3941:The face of Concealing Grace
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3428:Hinduism and other religions
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7:
3989:The face of Revealing Grace
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3173:Kamba Ramayanam/Ramavataram
3145:Naalayira Divya Prabandham
878:Arishadvargas (six enemies)
822:Antaḥkaraṇa (mental organs)
817:Sūkṣma śarīra (subtle body)
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1734:Gurus, sants, philosophers
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4007:30 September 2023 at the
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2215:Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
873:Samadhana (concentration)
737:Three paths to liberation
244:Tribal religions in India
229:Historical Vedic religion
224:Indus Valley Civilisation
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5070:Fireworks events in Asia
4765:Kashmiri Hindu festivals
4338:"Making way for maavali"
4253:Balfour, Edward (1885).
3953:The face of annihilation
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3863:would bless them in the
1049:, sacrifice, and charity
5065:Festivals in Tamil Nadu
4901:Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
4214:Andrews, Munya (2004).
3222:Thiruvilaiyadal Puranam
2435:Timeline of Hindu texts
2340:Siddharameshwar Maharaj
1373:Pumsavana Simantonayana
1028:Śabda (word, testimony)
266:Epic-Puranic chronology
234:Dravidian folk religion
4342:The New Indian Express
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3798:Nizhal Thangal, Attoor
3696:Story of the six stars
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3187:Eighteen Greater Texts
2816:Brahma Vaivarta Purana
2245:Krishnananda Saraswati
1489:Vijayadashami-Dussehra
1003:Pratyakṣa (perception)
863:Titiksha (forbearance)
4372:19 March 2014 at the
4180:V., Balambal (1998).
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3781:, this day is called
3722:Kartika constellation
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3303:Varna-related topics:
3194:Eighteen Lesser Texts
2767:Devi Bhagavata Purana
1663:Svabhavika Bhedabheda
1649:Achintya Bheda Abheda
1581:Philosophical schools
883:Ahamkara (attachment)
843:Vairagya (dispassion)
771:Mokṣa-related topics:
5080:December observances
5075:November observances
4169:: Glow of prosperity
4035:Gajrani, S. (2004).
3965:The face of Creation
3435:Hinduism and Jainism
2365:Vethathiri Maharishi
2270:Nisargadatta Maharaj
838:Viveka (discernment)
213:(500/200 BCE–300 CE)
145:For other uses, see
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4906:Prabodhini Ekadashi
4679:Sajibu Nongma Panba
4499:Krishna Janmashtami
3831:Regional traditions
3712:(Murugan) from his
3493:Hinduism portal
3372:Hinduism by country
3208:Iraiyanar Akapporul
3152:Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai
2235:Dayananda Saraswati
2220:Bhaktivinoda Thakur
2126:Sripada Srivallabha
2066:Raghunatha Siromani
2031:Narasimha Saraswati
1008:Anumāṇa (inference)
97:Origin of Kartikeya
4967:Balinese festivals
4946:Varuthini Ekadashi
4941:Vaikuntha Ekadashi
4886:Naraka Chaturdashi
4856:Ananta Chaturdashi
4396:on 9 December 2021
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3783:Kārtikai mahatīpam
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3387:Caribbean Shaktism
3106:Kanakadhara Stotra
2355:U. G. Krishnamurti
2335:Satyadhyana Tirtha
1931:Gangesha Upadhyaya
1589:Six Astika schools
833:Ānanda (happiness)
812:Anātman (non-self)
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4780:Mahalakshmi Vrata
4624:Chaitra Navaratri
4535:Harvest festivals
4227:978-1-876756-45-1
4126:978-1-63806-511-1
4087:978-1-56308-576-5
4048:978-81-8205-061-7
4001:sri kanda puranam
3681:Sangam literature
3673:Sangam literature
3606:, falling on the
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3380:Balinese Hinduism
2879:Markandeya Purana
2116:Satyanatha Tirtha
2071:Raghuttama Tirtha
2061:Raghavendra Swami
1906:Ramdas Kathiababa
987:Sources of dharma
853:Dama (temperance)
848:Sama (equanimity)
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1976:Jñāneśvar
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