Kanwar

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Kanwar is a sacred water-filled pitcher or vessel carried by Hindu devotees, especially during the Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage, as an offering to Lord Shiva.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Kanwar canonical 2
Kaanwar 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu religious object
religious vessel
ritual object
associatedFestivalPeriod Shravan month
monsoon season
associatedWithDeity Lord Shiva
linked to: Shiva
carriedBy Hindu devotees
Kanwariyas
groups of pilgrims
carriedOn shoulders
carryingInvolves barefoot walking
long-distance pilgrimage
contains holy water
culturalSignificance expression of penance
expression of religious vow
destination Shiva shrine
Shiva temple
filledWith water
geographicAssociation India
North India
linked to: northern India
handledWith ritual purity rules
hasComponent vessel
water-filled pitcher
linkedPractice austerity observance
vow fulfillment
material earthenware
metal
plastic
notPlacedOn ground
partOf Kanwar Yatra ritual paraphernalia
purpose offering to Lord Shiva
regionallyKnownAs Kaanwar
linked to: Kanwar

Kawad
requires continuous carrying until offering
symbolizes devotion to Lord Shiva
purity
typicalContext Kanwar Yatra pilgrimage
linked to: Kanwar Yatra
usedDuring Kanwar Yatra
usedFor pilgrimage ritual
religious offering
usedInReligion Hinduism
visualFeature brightly decorated structure
suspended water containers
waterSource Ganga
linked to: Ganges

Yamuna
other sacred rivers
sacred river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Kanwar Yatra devoteesCarry Kanwar
Kanwariya nameDerivedFrom Kanwar
Kanwar regionallyKnownAs Kaanwar
linked to: Kanwar