Magh Mela
E126535
Magh Mela is a major annual Hindu religious fair held during the Hindu month of Magha, featuring ritual bathing and pilgrimages at sacred river confluences, especially in Prayagraj, India.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magh Mela canonical | 2 |
| Maghi Mela | 1 |
| Maghi Mela at Muktsar | 1 |
| Maha Kumbh Mela | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1106390 — 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: Magh Mela Context triple: [Kumbh Mela, hasType, Magh Mela]
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Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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B.
Pushkar Fair
Pushkar Fair is a renowned annual livestock and cultural festival held in the holy town of Pushkar in Rajasthan, India, famous for its camel trading, religious rituals, and vibrant folk celebrations.
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C.
Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
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D.
Festival of Festivals
Festival of Festivals was the original name of what is now known as the Toronto International Film Festival, one of the world’s most prominent public film festivals.
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E.
Durbar festival
The Durbar festival is a grand traditional celebration in Northern Nigeria featuring colorful horse parades, displays of horsemanship, and royal pageantry held to mark important religious and state occasions.
- 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: Magh Mela Target entity description: Magh Mela is a major annual Hindu religious fair held during the Hindu month of Magha, featuring ritual bathing and pilgrimages at sacred river confluences, especially in Prayagraj, India.
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A.
Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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B.
Pushkar Fair
Pushkar Fair is a renowned annual livestock and cultural festival held in the holy town of Pushkar in Rajasthan, India, famous for its camel trading, religious rituals, and vibrant folk celebrations.
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C.
Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
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D.
Festival of Festivals
Festival of Festivals was the original name of what is now known as the Toronto International Film Festival, one of the world’s most prominent public film festivals.
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E.
Durbar festival
The Durbar festival is a grand traditional celebration in Northern Nigeria featuring colorful horse parades, displays of horsemanship, and royal pageantry held to mark important religious and state occasions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious festival
ⓘ
pilgrimage event ⓘ religious fair ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
moksha (liberation)
ⓘ
punya (religious merit) ⓘ tirtha (sacred crossing place) ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Ganges
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganga
Shiva ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | mythical Saraswati ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Hindu pilgrimage scriptures
ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major North Indian pilgrimage tradition ⓘ |
| economicImpact | boosts local economy of Prayagraj ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCrowdSize | hundreds of thousands of pilgrims ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Hindu pilgrims
ⓘ
akhara members ⓘ sadhus ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
purification of sins
ⓘ
spiritual merit ⓘ |
| heldAt | Triveni Sangam ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Ganges
ⓘ
Yamuna ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Allahabad
ⓘ
surface form:
Prayagraj
|
| majorEventType | mass bathing festival ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | covered by Indian national media ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large-scale riverfront infrastructure
ⓘ
makeshift ashrams and camps ⓘ temporary tent city ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Magha ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Government of Uttar Pradesh
ⓘ
local religious bodies ⓘ |
| peakDays | auspicious bathing dates in Magha ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
devotional singing
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ religious discourse ⓘ ritual bathing ⓘ yoga and meditation ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Kumbh Mela
ⓘ
surface form:
Ardh Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| safetyConcern |
crowd management
ⓘ
river safety during mass bathing ⓘ |
| state | Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| tourismType | religious tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magh Mela Description of subject: Magh Mela is a major annual Hindu religious fair held during the Hindu month of Magha, featuring ritual bathing and pilgrimages at sacred river confluences, especially in Prayagraj, India.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maha Kumbh Mela
this entity surface form:
Maghi Mela
this entity surface form:
Maghi Mela at Muktsar