Paḷḷivēṭṭa, or the ‘Royal Hunt’, in Prescriptive Literature and in Present-day Practice in Kerala

The ritual manuals produced in Kerala are unique in their nature since most of them do not make a precise difference between the systems of Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava but rather adopt a synthesized approach. The authors of these ritual manuals were ready to introduce or omit rituals that were described in...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:dabcc011f1a943569c868cf8771fb4752021-11-27T12:53:20ZPaḷḷivēṭṭa, or the ‘Royal Hunt’, in Prescriptive Literature and in Present-day Practice in Kerala10.12797/CIS.16.2014.16.111732-09172449-8696https://doaj.org/article/dabcc011f1a943569c868cf8771fb4752021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/cis/article/view/1537https://doaj.org/toc/1732-0917https://doaj.org/toc/2449-8696 The ritual manuals produced in Kerala are unique in their nature since most of them do not make a precise difference between the systems of Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava but rather adopt a synthesized approach. The authors of these ritual manuals were ready to introduce or omit rituals that were described in the early texts, according to need. The manuals that were written in the early period included initiation rituals and gave importance to the theological aspect; the later ones completely omitted these elements, being written as guides for temple rituals. They are not, however, uniform in their ritual prescriptions. While these manuals were intended as guides for the performance of rituals, in practice some of the rituals prescribed in the manuals are left out, altered or localized. In this article, ‘paḷḷivēṭṭa’, a ritual that is presently performed during the annual festival in Kerala temples, is examined to show how this ritual is described in the manuals and how it is practised today. S.A.S. Sarma Ksiegarnia Akademicka PublishingarticleKeralapaḷḷivēṭṭaroyal huntparivēṭṭaipariveṣapariveṣaṇaIndo-Iranian languages and literaturePK1-9601Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, OceaniaPL1-8844ENCracow Indological Studies, Vol 16 (2021)
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topic Kerala
paḷḷivēṭṭa
royal hunt
parivēṭṭai
pariveṣa
pariveṣaṇa
Indo-Iranian languages and literature
PK1-9601
Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PL1-8844
spellingShingle Kerala
paḷḷivēṭṭa
royal hunt
parivēṭṭai
pariveṣa
pariveṣaṇa
Indo-Iranian languages and literature
PK1-9601
Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PL1-8844
S.A.S. Sarma
Paḷḷivēṭṭa, or the ‘Royal Hunt’, in Prescriptive Literature and in Present-day Practice in Kerala
description The ritual manuals produced in Kerala are unique in their nature since most of them do not make a precise difference between the systems of Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava but rather adopt a synthesized approach. The authors of these ritual manuals were ready to introduce or omit rituals that were described in the early texts, according to need. The manuals that were written in the early period included initiation rituals and gave importance to the theological aspect; the later ones completely omitted these elements, being written as guides for temple rituals. They are not, however, uniform in their ritual prescriptions. While these manuals were intended as guides for the performance of rituals, in practice some of the rituals prescribed in the manuals are left out, altered or localized. In this article, ‘paḷḷivēṭṭa’, a ritual that is presently performed during the annual festival in Kerala temples, is examined to show how this ritual is described in the manuals and how it is practised today.
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title Paḷḷivēṭṭa, or the ‘Royal Hunt’, in Prescriptive Literature and in Present-day Practice in Kerala
title_short Paḷḷivēṭṭa, or the ‘Royal Hunt’, in Prescriptive Literature and in Present-day Practice in Kerala
title_full Paḷḷivēṭṭa, or the ‘Royal Hunt’, in Prescriptive Literature and in Present-day Practice in Kerala
title_fullStr Paḷḷivēṭṭa, or the ‘Royal Hunt’, in Prescriptive Literature and in Present-day Practice in Kerala
title_full_unstemmed Paḷḷivēṭṭa, or the ‘Royal Hunt’, in Prescriptive Literature and in Present-day Practice in Kerala
title_sort paḷḷivēṭṭa, or the ‘royal hunt’, in prescriptive literature and in present-day practice in kerala
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