Vaikunta Ekadasi
E102104
Vaikunta Ekadasi is a highly revered Hindu holy day dedicated to Lord Vishnu, observed with fasting, night-long prayers, and special temple rituals, especially in South India.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vaikunta Ekadasi canonical | 13 |
| Vaikunta Ekadashi | 3 |
| Vaikuntha Ekadashi | 3 |
| Mukkoti Ekadashi | 1 |
| Mukkoti Ekadasi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859671 — 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: Vaikunta Ekadasi Context triple: [Tirupati, majorFestival, Vaikunta Ekadasi]
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A.
Narali Purnima
Narali Purnima is a coastal Hindu festival, especially observed in the Konkan region, that marks the onset of the fishing season and involves offering coconuts to the sea for safety and prosperity.
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B.
Navaratri
Navaratri is a major Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in her various forms, celebrated with fasting, prayers, music, dance, and cultural rituals.
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C.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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D.
Janmashtami
Janmashtami is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with fasting, devotional singing, and night-long vigils.
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E.
Teej
Teej is a traditional Hindu monsoon festival, especially celebrated by women in northern India, marked by fasting, swings, folk songs, and prayers for marital bliss and well-being.
- 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: Vaikunta Ekadasi Target entity description: Vaikunta Ekadasi is a highly revered Hindu holy day dedicated to Lord Vishnu, observed with fasting, night-long prayers, and special temple rituals, especially in South India.
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A.
Narali Purnima
Narali Purnima is a coastal Hindu festival, especially observed in the Konkan region, that marks the onset of the fishing season and involves offering coconuts to the sea for safety and prosperity.
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B.
Navaratri
Navaratri is a major Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in her various forms, celebrated with fasting, prayers, music, dance, and cultural rituals.
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C.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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D.
Janmashtami
Janmashtami is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with fasting, devotional singing, and night-long vigils.
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E.
Teej
Teej is a traditional Hindu monsoon festival, especially celebrated by women in northern India, marked by fasting, swings, folk songs, and prayers for marital bliss and well-being.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ekadashi observance
ⓘ
Hindu holy day ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Vaikunta Ekadasi
ⓘ
surface form:
Mukkoti Ekadasi
Vaikunta Ekadasi ⓘ
surface form:
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
|
| associatedWith |
Sri Vaishnavism
ⓘ
Vaikuntha ⓘ Vishnu temples ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | lunar calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu festivals
ⓘ
Vaishnava festivals ⓘ |
| celebratedEspeciallyIn |
Padmanabhaswamy Temple
ⓘ
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam ⓘ
surface form:
Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Vishnu ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice |
bhajans in praise of Vishnu
ⓘ
reading of Vishnu-related scriptures ⓘ |
| fastingType |
complete fast
ⓘ
partial fast ⓘ |
| foodRestrictions |
avoidance of certain cereals
ⓘ
avoidance of grains ⓘ |
| linkedFestival | Dhanurmasa observances ⓘ |
| mythologicalBelief |
Vaikuntha Dwaram opens on this day
ⓘ
devotees passing through Vaikuntha Dwaram attain liberation ⓘ |
| observanceIncludes |
chanting of Vishnu mantras
ⓘ
charity ⓘ fasting ⓘ keeping vigil at night ⓘ night-long prayers ⓘ recitation of Vishnu Sahasranama ⓘ special temple rituals ⓘ visiting temples ⓘ |
| observedIn |
India
ⓘ
South India ⓘ |
| observedOn | 11th lunar day of the bright fortnight of Margashirsha ⓘ |
| occurs | once a year ⓘ |
| purpose |
attainment of moksha
ⓘ
devotional service to Vishnu ⓘ removal of sins ⓘ |
| regionalImportance |
high importance in Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
high importance in Karnataka ⓘ high importance in Kerala ⓘ high importance in Tamil Nadu ⓘ high importance in Telangana ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Puranas
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Vaishnava texts ⓘ |
| templeRitual |
elaborate alankaram (decoration) of the deity
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opening of Vaikuntha Dwaram ⓘ special Vishnu processions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vaikunta Ekadasi Description of subject: Vaikunta Ekadasi is a highly revered Hindu holy day dedicated to Lord Vishnu, observed with fasting, night-long prayers, and special temple rituals, especially in South India.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vaikunta Ekadashi
this entity surface form:
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
this entity surface form:
Mukkoti Ekadasi
this entity surface form:
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
this entity surface form:
Vaikunta Ekadashi
this entity surface form:
Vaikunta Ekadashi
this entity surface form:
Mukkoti Ekadashi