In Hinduism, utsava murti, utsavar or uthsavar, is a form of a murti which represents a deity. The portable utsavar is employed in the tradition of temple processions, serving as a substitute for the
Utsavar of the Abirameswarar temple, Thiruvamathur
Mulavar or Mula-murti is a Sanskrit-Tamil term referring to the main deity, or a murti in a Hindu temple.
Utsava murti
…utsavar is employed in the tradition of temple processions, serving as a substitute for the central idol present in the temple shrine, called the mulavar. The term utsava is broken down into two root words ut – "removal" and sava – "sorrows." Collectively known as "removal of worldly sorrows." The second…