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	'''Uthsavar''' or '''Utsavar''' is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word, ''[[Utsavam]]'', a festival predominantly referring to [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] religion. In Hinduism, it is referred to the festival deity's [[Murti\|moorthi]] usually taken during temple festival processions. Utsavar moorthis are generally made of metal,<ref>Baldev Raj, C. Rajagopalan, C. V. Sundaram. ''Where gods come alive: a monograph on the bronze icons of South India''.</ref> and [[Moolavar\|Moolavar murthi]] is usually made of stone.		{{see also\|Utsava}}
			'''Uthsavar''' or '''Utsavar''' is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word, ''[[Utsavam]]'', a festival predominantly referring to [[Hinduism\|Hindu]] religion. In Hinduism, it is referred to the festival deity's [[Murti\|moorthi]] usually taken during temple festival processions. Utsavar moorthis are generally made of metal,<ref>Baldev Raj, C. Rajagopalan, C. V. Sundaram. ''Where gods come alive: a monograph on the bronze icons of South India''.</ref> and [[Moolavar\|Moolavar murthi]] is usually made of stone. Ablution is performed on the Uthasavar images during daily prayer or during festivals. It is performed in a sequence with various material like milk, curd, honey and sugar. These are meant to indicate five elemental aspects of earth and with the ablution, prayers are sought to please the five natural elements.

			The festive images are carried out in various palanquins or mounts with figures of peacock, elephant, [[Garuda]] or large chariots. There are special festivals like Theerthavari, Garuda Sevai and Sapthastanam when the festival deities of many temples are taken in chariots or vehicles to the main temple in the region. Devotees perform various rituals on the festive deities.

	==Tradition==		==Tradition==
	The metal images of Uthsavar or the Uthsava moorthis are usually placed in the sanctum sanctorum during the day time of worship. During the last worship practice, called ''Ardhajamam'', in South Indian temples, there is a lengthy proceeding with sacred verses praising the deities are recited. The Utsava deities are carried in palanquins, after which the doors of the sanctum are shut. The utsava deities are taken to a decorated room, anointed with sandal paste and decorated with silk and after the proceedings, the milk offered to the deities are given to the devotees. Some of the Shiva temples have swings designed for the images while some have rooms decorated with mirrors.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Flueckiger\|first= Joyce Burkhalter\|title= Everyday Hinduism\| publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated\|year= 2015\|via= ProQuest Ebook Central\|url= https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/~~lib~~/~~britishcouncilonline-ebooks/detail~~.~~action~~?~~docID~~=1977575.\|page=106-7\|url-access=registration}}</ref>		[[File:Tirttavarikasi visvanathar.JPG\|250px\|thumb\|Uthasavar image on a mount]]
			The metal images of Uthsavar or the Uthsava moorthis are usually placed in the sanctum sanctorum during the day time of worship. During the last worship practice, called ''Ardhajamam'', in South Indian temples, there is a lengthy proceeding with sacred verses praising the deities are recited. The Utsava deities are carried in palanquins, after which the doors of the sanctum are shut. The utsava deities are taken to a decorated room, anointed with sandal paste and decorated with silk and after the proceedings, the milk offered to the deities are given to the devotees. Some of the Shiva temples have swings designed for the images while some have rooms decorated with mirrors.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Flueckiger\|first= Joyce Burkhalter\|title= Everyday Hinduism\| publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated\|year= 2015\|via= ProQuest Ebook Central\|url= https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=1977575\|page=106-7\|url-access=registration}}</ref> During the Kumbabhishekam or the coronation event, the temple is renovated while the Moolavar image is moved to a temporary location. The practice is called ''Balalayam'', during which the festival image takes precedence.<ref>{{cite book\|title=எக்ஸ்டஸி\|first= Saravanan\|last= Chandran\|page=75\|year=2017\|publisher=Kizhakku\|isbn=9788184938616\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UbWLCgAAQBAJ&q=%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D}}</ref>

	==~~See~~ also==		==Images and maintenance==
	*[[~~Moolavar~~]]		These ''utsavars'' are usually made of bronze and stored in the respective shrines of the deities. ''[[Panchaloha]]'' (Sanskrit Devanagari: पञ्चलोह; [[IAST]]: pañcaloha) (also called ''Panchaloham'' - literally, "five metals") is a term for traditional five-metal alloys of sacred significance used for making Hindu temple icons. The tradition started from the Chola era from the 7th century and continues during the modern era.<ref>{{cite book \|title= India : History, Religion, Vision And Contribution To The World\|last= Varghese\|first=Alexander P. \|year= 2008\|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd. \|location=Chennai\|isbn=978-81-269-0903-2\|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=y7GKwhuea9kC&q=panchaloha&pg=PA53\|orig-year = 2008\| page=53}}</ref> The ablution on the Utsavar image is performed in a sequence with various material like milk, curd, honey and sugar. These are meant to indicate five elemental aspects of earth and with the ablution, prayers are sought to please the five natural elements.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Maha Lakshmi: The Secret of Prosperity\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_a2XDwAAQBAJ&dq=abhishekam&pg=PA97\|page=97\|publisher=BoD – Books on Demand\|isbn=9783963430343\|first= Bhakti \|last=Marga\|date = 13 May 2019}}</ref>
	*[[~~Murti~~]]
	*[[~~Utsava~~]]		==Festivals==
			Most of the historic South Indian cities like [[Madurai]], [[Srirangam]], [[Sirkali]], [[Thiruvarur]] and [[Chidambaram]] were built around large temples in the center of the city. The streets of the city act as extension of the prakarams of the temple. These squares retain their traditional names of Aadi, Chittirai, Avani-moola and Masi streets, corresponding to the Tamil month names and also to the festivals associated.<ref name=King72/> The temple prakarams and streets accommodate an elaborate festival calendar in which dramatic processions circumambulate the shrines at varying distances from the centre. The temple chariots used in processions are progressively larger in size based on the size of the concentric streets.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Selby \|first1=Martha Ann \|first2=Indira Viswanathan\|last2= Peterson \|title=Tamil geographies: cultural constructions of space and place in South India \|year=2008 \|publisher=State University of New York Press \|location=New York \|isbn=978-0-7914-7245-3\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B0_lLAechPcC\|page=149}}</ref> Ancient [[Tamil language\|Tamil]] classics record the temple as the centre of the city and the surrounding streets.<ref>{{cite book\|last2=Bardwell\|first2= Smith\|first1= Holly Baker\|last1= Reynolds\|title=The city as a sacred center: essays on six Asian contexts: Annual meetings\|publisher=BRILL\|isbn=978-90-04-08471-1\|year=1987\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OsAfAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA18\|page=18}}</ref> The city's axes were aligned with the four-quarters of the compass, and the four gateways of the temple provided access to it. The wealthy and higher echelons of the society were placed in streets close to the temple, while the poorest were placed in the fringe streets.<ref name=King72>{{cite book \|last=King \|first=Anthony D. \|title=Buildings and Society: Essays on the Social Development of the Built Environment\|year=2005 \|publisher=Taylor & Francis e-library \|isbn=978-0-203-48075-5\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1HtVU6D2LOUC}}</ref> The festive images are carried out in various palanquins or mounts with figures of peacock, elephant, [[Garuda]] or large chariots. There are special festivals like Theerthavari, Garuda Sevai and Sapthastanam when the festival deities of many temples are taken in chariots or vehicles to the main temple in the region. Devotees perform various rituals on the festive deities.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/sapthasthanam-festival-begins/article26904458.ece\|title='Sapthasthanam' festival begins\|date=21 April 2019\|work=The Hindu\|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|title=Temples of Forgotten Glory: A Wide Angle Exposition\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ItClDwAAQBAJ&q=aiyarappar+temple&pg=PT172\|first=Sekar\|last=Venkatraman\|isbn=9781645876250\|publisher=Notion Press\|year=2019\|pages=182, 205}}</ref>

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[[File:Nachiyarkovil-4.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''Some famous Utsavars:''' The Stone Utsavar of Nachiyar Kovil, one of its kind where Utsavar deity is made of stone.]]

'''Uthsavar''' or '''Utsavar''' is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word, ''[[Utsavam]]'', a festival predominantly referring to [[Hinduism|Hindu]] religion. In Hinduism, it is referred to the festival deity's [[Murti|moorthi]] usually taken during temple festival processions. Utsavar moorthis are generally made of metal,<ref>Baldev Raj, C. Rajagopalan, C. V. Sundaram. ''Where gods come alive: a monograph on the bronze icons of South India''.</ref> and [[Moolavar|Moolavar murthi]] is usually made of stone.

==See also==
*[[Moolavar]]
*[[Murti]]
*[[Utsava]]

==References==
{{Commons category|Uthsavar}}
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{{Worship in Hinduism}}

[[Category:Hindu iconography]]
[[Category:Religious objects]]
[[Category:Hindu temple architecture]]

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