Cantanakkutam, Cantaṉakkuṭam, Cantana-kutam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cantaṉakkuṭam (சந்தனக்குடம்) [cantaṉa-kuṭam] noun < idem. +. Ceremony of anointing a Hindu idol as Śāstā, or the grave of a Muhammadan saint with sandal paste, the pot containing it being carried to the place in procession; விசேடகாலங்களில் சந்தனம் நிறைந்த குடத்தை ஊர்வலஞ் செய்வித்து ஐயனார் முதலிய தெய்வங்கட்கும் மகமதியப்பெரிய.ோர் சமாதிகட்கும் செய்யும் அபிஷேகம். [visedagalangalil santhanam niraintha kudathai urvalagn seyvithu aiyanar muthaliya theyvangadkum magamathiyapperiyor samathigadkum seyyum apishegam.] Colloq.

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