Katavunmankalam, Kaṭavuṇmaṅkalam, Katavun-mankalam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṭavuṇmaṅkalam (கடவுண்மங்கலம்) [kaṭavuṇ-maṅkalam] noun < idem. +. Ceremony of consecration of a new idol in a temple; தெய்வப் பிரதிஷ்டை. கடவுண்மங் கலஞ் செய்கென வேவினன் [theyvap pirathishdai. kadavunmang kalagn seykena vevinan] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 28, 233).

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