Navaratri

E19479

Hindu festival religious observance

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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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]

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.
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.
C. Sivan
Sivan is the third month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally associated with the festival of Shavuot and the giving of the Torah.
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.
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.

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.
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.
C. Sivan
Sivan is the third month of the Hebrew calendar, traditionally associated with the festival of Shavuot and the giving of the Torah.
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.
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 ⓘ