Maha Shivaratri
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Maha Shivaratri is a major Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva, marked by night-long vigils, fasting, and special worship rituals in temples and homes.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maha Shivaratri canonical | 27 |
| Mahashivaratri | 19 |
| Mahashivratri | 4 |
| Maha Shivratri | 1 |
| Mahashivaratri celebrations | 1 |
| Shivaratri | 1 |
| Shivratri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T923572 — 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: Maha Shivaratri Context triple: [Shiva, majorFestival, Maha Shivaratri]
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A.
Brahmotsavam
Brahmotsavam is a grand annual Hindu festival celebrated at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, featuring elaborate rituals, processions, and cultural events honoring Lord Venkateswara.
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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.
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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D.
Saraswati Puja
Saraswati Puja is a Hindu festival dedicated to worshipping the goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts, celebrated with rituals, prayers, and educational offerings, especially in eastern India.
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E.
Vaikunta Ekadasi
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.
- 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: Maha Shivaratri Target entity description: Maha Shivaratri is a major Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva, marked by night-long vigils, fasting, and special worship rituals in temples and homes.
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A.
Brahmotsavam
Brahmotsavam is a grand annual Hindu festival celebrated at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, featuring elaborate rituals, processions, and cultural events honoring Lord Venkateswara.
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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.
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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D.
Saraswati Puja
Saraswati Puja is a Hindu festival dedicated to worshipping the goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts, celebrated with rituals, prayers, and educational offerings, especially in eastern India.
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E.
Vaikunta Ekadasi
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Arudra Darshan
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Night of Shiva
Maha Shivaratri ⓘ
surface form:
Mahashivaratri
|
| associatedConcept |
devotion to Shiva
ⓘ
overcoming darkness and ignorance ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ |
| associatedMantra | Om Namah Shivaya ⓘ |
| associatedSect | Shaivism ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the most important Shaivite festivals ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| duration | one night ⓘ |
| fastingType |
nirjala fast
ⓘ
phalahar fast ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasPublicHolidayStatusIn | Nepal ⓘ |
| hasPublicHolidayStatusInPartOf | India ⓘ |
| liturgicalTheme | worship of Shiva in his linga form ⓘ |
| majorTempleCelebration |
Kashi Vishwanath Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi
Kedarnath Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand
Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain ⓘ Pashupatinath Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu
Somnath Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Somnath Temple, Gujarat
|
| monthInHinduCalendar |
Magha
ⓘ
Phalguna ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation |
marriage of Shiva and Parvati
ⓘ
night of Shiva’s cosmic dance ⓘ |
| observancePlace |
homes
ⓘ
temples ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Hinduism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
|
| observedInCountry |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| observedInRegion |
Fiji
ⓘ
Mauritius ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ global Hindu diaspora ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Hindu lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu calendar
|
| primaryDeity | Shiva ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
abhishek of Shiva linga
ⓘ
all-night temple visits ⓘ chanting of Shiva mantras ⓘ fasting ⓘ night-long vigil ⓘ offering of bael leaves ⓘ special worship rituals ⓘ |
| tithi | Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianMonth |
February
ⓘ
March ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maha Shivaratri Description of subject: Maha Shivaratri is a major Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva, marked by night-long vigils, fasting, and special worship rituals in temples and homes.
Referenced by (54)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mahashivratri
this entity surface form:
Maha Shivratri