Kartik
E102094
Kartik is a month in the traditional Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around October–November, during which major festivals like Diwali are celebrated.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kartik canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859552 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kartik Context triple: [Diwali, occursInMonth, Kartik]
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A.
Shravikas
Shravikas are lay followers in Jainism who observe religious duties and ethical principles while living a household life outside the monastic order.
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B.
Kartikeya
Kartikeya is a Hindu war god, traditionally depicted as a youthful, spear-wielding deity and revered as the son of Shiva and Parvati.
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C.
Ravi
Ravi is one of the major rivers of northern India and Pakistan, flowing through the Punjab region and serving as an important tributary of the Indus River system.
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D.
Anish
Anish is a given name most notably associated with Anish Kapoor, the British-Indian sculptor renowned for his large-scale, often reflective and abstract public artworks.
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E.
Satyendra
Satyendra is the given name of Satyendra Nath Bose, the Indian physicist whose work on quantum mechanics led to the concept of bosons and Bose–Einstein statistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kartik Target entity description: Kartik is a month in the traditional Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around October–November, during which major festivals like Diwali are celebrated.
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A.
Shravikas
Shravikas are lay followers in Jainism who observe religious duties and ethical principles while living a household life outside the monastic order.
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B.
Kartikeya
Kartikeya is a Hindu war god, traditionally depicted as a youthful, spear-wielding deity and revered as the son of Shiva and Parvati.
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C.
Ravi
Ravi is one of the major rivers of northern India and Pakistan, flowing through the Punjab region and serving as an important tributary of the Indus River system.
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D.
Anish
Anish is a given name most notably associated with Anish Kapoor, the British-Indian sculptor renowned for his large-scale, often reflective and abstract public artworks.
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E.
Satyendra
Satyendra is the given name of Satyendra Nath Bose, the Indian physicist whose work on quantum mechanics led to the concept of bosons and Bose–Einstein statistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu calendar month
ⓘ
lunar month ⓘ month ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | lunisolar ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunar ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
Diwali
ⓘ
surface form:
Diwali Amavasya
Sharad Purnima ⓘ
surface form:
Kartik Purnima
|
| correspondsRoughlyTo |
November
ⓘ
October ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
time for pilgrimage and holy baths
ⓘ
time for religious fasting and charity ⓘ |
| follows | Ashwin ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyFrom | Sanskrit word Kartika ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Bhai Dooj
ⓘ
Chhath Puja ⓘ Diwali ⓘ Govardhan Puja ⓘ Sharad Purnima ⓘ
surface form:
Kartik Purnima
Tulsi Vivah ⓘ |
| hasLunarBasis | new moon to new moon cycle ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
Kartik Krishna Paksha
ⓘ
Kartik Shukla Paksha ⓘ |
| hasSignificanceIn | Hinduism ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Diwali
ⓘ
surface form:
Deepavali
Diwali ⓘ festival of lights ⓘ |
| isConsidered | auspicious month ⓘ |
| isDedicatedTo |
Krishna
ⓘ
Devi ⓘ
surface form:
Lakshmi
Vishnu ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Shaivism
ⓘ
Shaktism ⓘ Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| isLinkedTo |
lunar mansions
ⓘ
nakshatras ⓘ |
| isObservedIn |
Hindu diaspora communities
ⓘ
India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| partOf | traditional Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ |
| precedes | Margashirsha ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
Kartik Snan
ⓘ
Kartik Vrat ⓘ |
| seasonalContext |
autumn
ⓘ
post-monsoon ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hindu lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Gujarati Hindu calendar
Nepali Bikram Samvat ⓘ
surface form:
Nepali Hindu calendar
Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ
surface form:
North Indian Hindu calendar
Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ
surface form:
South Indian Hindu calendar
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kartik Description of subject: Kartik is a month in the traditional Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around October–November, during which major festivals like Diwali are celebrated.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.