Navaratri
E19479
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.
All labels observed (21)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Navaratri canonical | 50 |
| Navratri | 33 |
| Chaitra Navratri | 4 |
| Navratri festival | 3 |
| Kalaratri | 2 |
| Navarathri | 2 |
| Sharad Navaratri | 2 |
| Sharad Navratri | 2 |
| Ashadha Navaratri | 1 |
| Ashtami | 1 |
| Ashwin Navratri | 1 |
| Chaitra Navaratri | 1 |
| Durga Puja | 1 |
| Dussehra | 1 |
| Magha Navaratri | 1 |
| Navaratra | 1 |
| Navaratri (Tamil tradition) | 1 |
| Navaratri celebrations | 1 |
| Sharada Navaratri | 1 |
| Vasant Navaratri | 1 |
| Vasant Navratri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152512 — 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: Navaratri Context triple: [Hinduism, hasFestival, Navaratri]
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A.
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.
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B.
Holi
Holi is a major Hindu spring festival known as the "festival of colors," celebrated with vibrant powders, water, music, and communal joy to mark the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.
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C.
Sivan
Sivan is the third month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally associated with the festival of Shavuot and the giving of the Torah.
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D.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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E.
Sukkot
Sukkot is a week-long Jewish harvest festival and pilgrimage holiday commemorating the Israelites’ dwelling in temporary shelters after the Exodus from Egypt.
- 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: Navaratri Target entity description: 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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A.
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.
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B.
Holi
Holi is a major Hindu spring festival known as the "festival of colors," celebrated with vibrant powders, water, music, and communal joy to mark the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.
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C.
Sivan
Sivan is the third month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally associated with the festival of Shavuot and the giving of the Torah.
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D.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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E.
Sukkot
Sukkot is a week-long Jewish harvest festival and pilgrimage holiday commemorating the Israelites’ dwelling in temporary shelters after the Exodus from Egypt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Navaratri
ⓘ
surface form:
Navaratra
Navaratri ⓘ
surface form:
Navratri
|
| associatedMyth |
Durga’s battle with Mahishasura
ⓘ
Rama’s victory over Ravana ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Navaratri
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ashadha Navaratri
Navaratri self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Magha Navaratri
Navaratri self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sharada Navaratri
Navaratri self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vasant Navaratri
|
| centralTheme |
victory of good over evil
ⓘ
worship of Shakti ⓘ |
| culminatesIn |
Dussehra
ⓘ
Dussehra ⓘ
surface form:
Vijayadashami
|
| culturalPractice |
dance
ⓘ
drama and plays ⓘ music ⓘ |
| danceForm |
Garba dance
ⓘ
surface form:
Dandiya Raas
Garba dance ⓘ
surface form:
Garba
|
| dayWiseWorship | each day dedicated to a different form of the Goddess ⓘ |
| duration | nine consecutive nights and ten days ⓘ |
| economicImpact | increased sale of clothes, decorations, and festival goods ⓘ |
| endsOn | Dashami of bright half of Ashwin ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Sanskrit words nava (nine) and ratri (nights) ⓘ |
| familyAspect | time for family gatherings and home rituals ⓘ |
| foodPractice |
avoidance of meat and alcohol
ⓘ
consumption of sattvic food ⓘ |
| genderAspect | emphasis on feminine divine energy ⓘ |
| hasNineFormsOfGoddess | Navadurga ⓘ |
| importance | one of the most important Hindu festivals ⓘ |
| lunarCalendar | Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| majorForm |
Navaratri
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Sharad Navaratri
|
| meaningOfName | nine nights ⓘ |
| month | Ashwin ⓘ |
| musicType |
bhajans
ⓘ
devotional songs ⓘ kirtans ⓘ |
| numberOfNights | 9 ⓘ |
| observanceType | fasting and feasting period ⓘ |
| observedIn |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Hindu diaspora ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Devi
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mother
Devi ⓘ
surface form:
Durga
Devi ⓘ
surface form:
Lakshmi
Saraswati ⓘ |
| publicCelebration |
community gatherings
ⓘ
pandals and temporary shrines ⓘ processions ⓘ |
| regionalForm |
Ayudha Puja in South India
ⓘ
Bathukamma in Telangana ⓘ Bommai Golu in Tamil Nadu ⓘ Durga Puja in West Bengal ⓘ Golu doll display in South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritual |
daily prayers
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ lighting of lamps ⓘ offering of flowers and food ⓘ recitation of scriptures ⓘ |
| season | autumn ⓘ |
| startsOn | Pratipada of bright half of Ashwin ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
devotion to the Divine Mother
ⓘ
inner strength ⓘ spiritual purification ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Navaratri Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (111)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dussehra
this entity surface form:
Durga Puja
subject surface form:
Northern India
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Navaratra
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Sharada Navaratri
this entity surface form:
Vasant Navaratri
this entity surface form:
Magha Navaratri
this entity surface form:
Ashadha Navaratri
this entity surface form:
Sharad Navaratri
this entity surface form:
Vasant Navratri
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Sharad Navratri
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Sharad Navaratri
this entity surface form:
Chaitra Navaratri
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Navratri
subject surface form:
Chandi Mandir
this entity surface form:
Navratri
subject surface form:
Durga Mandir (Varanasi)
this entity surface form:
Navratri
this entity surface form:
Ashtami