Chithirai Festival
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Chithirai Festival is a major annual Hindu festival in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, celebrating the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar with grand processions and temple rituals.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chithirai Thiruvizha | 4 |
| Chithirai festival | 3 |
| Chithirai | 2 |
| Chithirai Festival canonical | 1 |
| Chithirai Thirunal | 1 |
| Madurai Chithirai Thiruvizha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1833711 — 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: Chithirai Festival Context triple: [Madurai, hasFestival, Chithirai Festival]
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A.
Onam
Onam is a major annual harvest and cultural festival of Kerala, celebrated with elaborate feasts, traditional dances, boat races, and floral decorations.
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B.
Thrissur Pooram
Thrissur Pooram is a grand annual Hindu temple festival in Kerala renowned for its spectacular elephant processions, traditional percussion ensembles, and elaborate fireworks.
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C.
Pongal
Pongal is a major South Indian harvest festival, especially celebrated in Tamil Nadu, that honors the sun god and marks the season of abundance with traditional rituals, feasts, and community gatherings.
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D.
Kaanum Pongal
Kaanum Pongal is the fourth and final day of the Tamil harvest festival Pongal, marked by family outings, social visits, and thanksgiving for prosperity.
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E.
Thaipusam
Thaipusam is a Hindu festival, especially observed by Tamil communities, that honors Lord Murugan (Kartikeya) through acts of devotion, penance, and elaborate processions.
- 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: Chithirai Festival Target entity description: Chithirai Festival is a major annual Hindu festival in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, celebrating the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar with grand processions and temple rituals.
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A.
Onam
Onam is a major annual harvest and cultural festival of Kerala, celebrated with elaborate feasts, traditional dances, boat races, and floral decorations.
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B.
Thrissur Pooram
Thrissur Pooram is a grand annual Hindu temple festival in Kerala renowned for its spectacular elephant processions, traditional percussion ensembles, and elaborate fireworks.
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C.
Pongal
Pongal is a major South Indian harvest festival, especially celebrated in Tamil Nadu, that honors the sun god and marks the season of abundance with traditional rituals, feasts, and community gatherings.
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D.
Kaanum Pongal
Kaanum Pongal is the fourth and final day of the Tamil harvest festival Pongal, marked by family outings, social visits, and thanksgiving for prosperity.
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E.
Thaipusam
Thaipusam is a Hindu festival, especially observed by Tamil communities, that honors Lord Murugan (Kartikeya) through acts of devotion, penance, and elaborate processions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
annual event ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chithirai Festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Chithirai Thirunal
Chithirai Festival ⓘ
surface form:
Chithirai Thiruvizha
|
| associatedCityGoddess | Meenakshi ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Vishnu
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Vishnu as Kallazhagar
|
| associatedFormOfShiva | Sundareswarar ⓘ |
| associatedFormOfVishnu | Kallazhagar ⓘ |
| associatedRiver | Vaigai River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attracts |
pilgrims from across Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
tourists from India and abroad ⓘ |
| centralEvent |
celestial wedding of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar
ⓘ
procession of Kallazhagar to Vaigai River ⓘ |
| cityDeityCelebrated |
Goddess Meenakshi
ⓘ
Sundareswarar ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Sundareswarar
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalElements |
folk performances
ⓘ
religious recitations ⓘ traditional music ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | one of the largest temple festivals in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| duration | around one month ⓘ |
| economicImpact | boosts local trade and tourism in Madurai ⓘ |
| featuresProcession |
Kallazhagar entering Vaigai River
ⓘ
Meenakshi and Sundareswarar in temple chariots ⓘ |
| featuresRitual |
Car festival (Therottam)
ⓘ
Meenakshi Thirukalyanam ⓘ
surface form:
Meenakshi Pattabhishekam
Meenakshi Thirukalyanam ⓘ Pattabishekam of Kallazhagar ⓘ flag hoisting ceremony (Kodiyetram) ⓘ |
| festivalType |
Shaiva festival
ⓘ
Vaishnava festival ⓘ |
| hasCrowdSize | hundreds of thousands of participants ⓘ |
| languageOfRituals | Tamil ⓘ |
| linkedMythology |
Kallazhagar’s journey from Alagar Kovil to Madurai
ⓘ
marriage of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Madurai ⓘ |
| majorTemple |
Koodal Azhagar Temple
ⓘ
Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Meenakshi Amman Temple
|
| namedAfter |
Tamil New Year
ⓘ
surface form:
Tamil month Chithirai
|
| occursInGregorianMonths | April–May ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Chithirai ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Madurai City Municipal Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Madurai city authorities
Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Meenakshi Amman Temple administration
|
| partOf | Madurai temple festival tradition ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance | celebrates divine union and prosperity for Madurai ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chithirai Festival Description of subject: Chithirai Festival is a major annual Hindu festival in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, celebrating the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar with grand processions and temple rituals.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chithirai Thiruvizha
this entity surface form:
Chithirai Thiruvizha
this entity surface form:
Chithirai
this entity surface form:
Chithirai
this entity surface form:
Chithirai festival
this entity surface form:
Chithirai Thiruvizha
this entity surface form:
Chithirai Thirunal
this entity surface form:
Chithirai festival
this entity surface form:
Madurai Chithirai Thiruvizha
this entity surface form:
Chithirai Thiruvizha
this entity surface form:
Chithirai festival