The Sanskrit term Śaityotsava can be transliterated into English as Saityotsava or Shaityotsava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

Śaityotsava (शैत्योत्सव) refers to the “festival of taking the procession idol to a cool place”, as discussed in chapter 38 of the Śrīpraśnasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra text comprising 5500 Sanskrit verses covering a number of subjects ranging from selecting a temple site through building and furnishing it to sanctifying and maintaining worship in the sacred complex.—Description of the chapter [utsavaprāyaścitta-ādi-śaityotsava-anta-vidhi]: On the tenth day the Ācārya prepares for puṣpayāga (5-28), after which he does dvādaśārcana and, when it seems the Lord has been satisfied, the Lord is taken in procession through the village streets and brought back to the balipīṭha (29-39). [...] On the next day morning the Ācārya is rewarded by the Yajamāna, [...]. On that evening the procession-idol will be taken either to a pleasure garden or to a special maṇḍapa where it is cool, and there it will be entertained and fed—in order that He might rest after the long mahotsava-period. This festival—known as śaityotsava—may last for several days if so desired, as the procedure is much like that done during vasantotsava (102-111).

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Partial matches: Saitya, Utsava.

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