Skanda Sashti
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Skanda Sashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Murugan (Kartikeya), commemorating his victory over the demon Surapadman and celebrated with fasting, prayers, and devotional rituals, especially in South India and Sri Lanka.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skanda Sashti canonical | 12 |
| Kanda Sashti | 1 |
| Skanda Sashti festival | 1 |
| Skanda Shashti | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1410217 — 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: Skanda Sashti Context triple: [Kartikeya, festival, Skanda Sashti]
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A.
Rang Panchami
Rang Panchami is a Hindu spring festival celebrated with vibrant colors and community festivities, particularly in parts of western and central India, marking the culmination of the Holi period.
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B.
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.
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C.
Maha Shivaratri
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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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.
Shanti Parva
Shanti Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on peace, dharma, and righteous governance through the teachings of the dying Bhishma to Yudhishthira.
- 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: Skanda Sashti Target entity description: Skanda Sashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Murugan (Kartikeya), commemorating his victory over the demon Surapadman and celebrated with fasting, prayers, and devotional rituals, especially in South India and Sri Lanka.
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A.
Rang Panchami
Rang Panchami is a Hindu spring festival celebrated with vibrant colors and community festivities, particularly in parts of western and central India, marking the culmination of the Holi period.
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B.
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.
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C.
Maha Shivaratri
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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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.
Shanti Parva
Shanti Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on peace, dharma, and righteous governance through the teachings of the dying Bhishma to Yudhishthira.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Skanda Sashti
ⓘ
surface form:
Kanda Sashti
Skanda Sashti ⓘ
surface form:
Skanda Shashti
|
| associatedDemon | Surapadman ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Surasamharam ⓘ |
| associatedMonth |
Aippasi
ⓘ
October–November ⓘ |
| associatedText | Kanda Sashti Kavasam ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
devotion and courage
ⓘ
triumph of good over evil ⓘ |
| calendar |
Tamil calendar
ⓘ
lunar calendar ⓘ |
| commemorates | victory of Murugan over Surapadman ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Tamil culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil cultural sphere
|
| dedicatedTo |
Murugan
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Murugan
|
| devotionalAct |
carrying kavadi in some regions
ⓘ
offering of fruits and flowers ⓘ recitation of Kanda Sashti Kavasam ⓘ |
| duration | six days ⓘ |
| fastingType |
full fast
ⓘ
partial fast ⓘ |
| features | dramatic reenactment of Surasamharam ⓘ |
| languageContext | Tamil ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Kartikeya
ⓘ
Murugan ⓘ |
| majorTempleCelebration |
Kataragama
ⓘ
surface form:
Kataragama Temple
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil ⓘ
surface form:
Nallur Kandaswamy Temple
Palani Murugan Temple ⓘ Thirupparankundram Murugan Temple ⓘ Thiruchendur Murugan Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Tiruchendur Murugan Temple
|
| observedBy |
Hinduism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
Murugan devotees ⓘ Tamil people ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil Hindus
|
| observedIn |
South India
ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ Sri Lankan Tamil communities ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| occursOn | sixth day (Shashti) of the bright fortnight ⓘ |
| purpose | seeking protection and blessings from Murugan ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
devotional singing
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ prayers ⓘ processions ⓘ temple worship ⓘ vows and penance ⓘ |
| spiritualSignificance | removal of obstacles and negative influences ⓘ |
| SurasamharamMeaning | slaying of the demon Surapadman by Murugan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skanda Sashti Description of subject: Skanda Sashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Murugan (Kartikeya), commemorating his victory over the demon Surapadman and celebrated with fasting, prayers, and devotional rituals, especially in South India and Sri Lanka.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kanda Sashti
this entity surface form:
Skanda Shashti
this entity surface form:
Skanda Sashti festival