Gudi Padwa
E107616
Gudi Padwa is a major spring festival marking the Marathi New Year, celebrated with rituals, colorful decorations, and the raising of a symbolic gudi flag.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gudi Padwa canonical | 9 |
| Ugadi | 4 |
| Marathi New Year | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T861210 — 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: Gudi Padwa Context triple: [Marathi people, traditionalFestival, Gudi Padwa]
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A.
Dussehra
Dussehra is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil, most prominently marked in northern India by the burning of effigies of the demon king Ravana.
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B.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, marked by elaborate worship, public processions, and the immersion of his idols in water.
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C.
Vaisakhi
Vaisakhi is a major spring harvest festival and Sikh religious celebration marking the formation of the Khalsa and the Punjabi New Year.
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D.
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.
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E.
Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
- 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: Gudi Padwa Target entity description: Gudi Padwa is a major spring festival marking the Marathi New Year, celebrated with rituals, colorful decorations, and the raising of a symbolic gudi flag.
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A.
Dussehra
Dussehra is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil, most prominently marked in northern India by the burning of effigies of the demon king Ravana.
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B.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, marked by elaborate worship, public processions, and the immersion of his idols in water.
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C.
Vaisakhi
Vaisakhi is a major spring harvest festival and Sikh religious celebration marking the formation of the Khalsa and the Punjabi New Year.
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D.
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.
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E.
Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
New Year festival ⓘ spring festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Samvatsar Padvo ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Brahma
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Brahma
Rama ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Rama
|
| calendarSystem | lunisolar Hindu calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedByCommunity |
Malvani people
ⓘ
surface form:
Konkani people
Marathi people ⓘ |
| celebratedInRegion |
Goa
ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ parts of Karnataka ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important festival in Maharashtra
ⓘ
marks the beginning of the traditional Marathi calendar year ⓘ |
| custom |
family gatherings and festive meals
ⓘ
house cleaning and rangoli decorations ⓘ oil bath and wearing new clothes ⓘ visiting temples ⓘ |
| foodTradition |
eating a mixture of neem leaves and jaggery
ⓘ
preparation of traditional sweets ⓘ |
| gudiDescription |
a bright silk cloth tied to the tip of a long bamboo
ⓘ
decorated with neem leaves, mango leaves, and flowers ⓘ topped with an inverted copper or silver pot ⓘ |
| gudiPlacement | displayed outside homes ⓘ |
| gudiSymbolizes |
prosperity and good luck
ⓘ
victory banner ⓘ |
| hasRitualElement | prayers and puja at home and temples ⓘ |
| mainRitual | raising of the gudi ⓘ |
| marksEvent |
Gudi Padwa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi New Year
beginning of Chaitra month ⓘ start of the traditional harvest season in Maharashtra ⓘ |
| observedBy | Hindus in western India ⓘ |
| occursInMonth |
April
ⓘ
March ⓘ |
| occursOn | first day of Chaitra ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Cheti Chand
ⓘ
Navreh ⓘ Sajibu Nongma Panba ⓘ Ugadi ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbol | gudi ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
new beginnings
ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ victory of good over evil ⓘ |
| typeOfHoliday |
public holiday in some Indian states
ⓘ
religious holiday ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gudi Padwa Description of subject: Gudi Padwa is a major spring festival marking the Marathi New Year, celebrated with rituals, colorful decorations, and the raising of a symbolic gudi flag.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ugadi
this entity surface form:
Ugadi
this entity surface form:
Ugadi
this entity surface form:
Ugadi
this entity surface form:
Marathi New Year
subject surface form:
Chaitra