Kanwar Yatra
E231072
Kanwar Yatra is a major annual Hindu pilgrimage in which devotees of Lord Shiva carry holy Ganges water on foot to offer at Shiva temples, especially during the month of Shravan.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kanwar Yatra canonical | 2 |
| Kanwar Mela | 1 |
| Kanwar Yatra to Deoghar | 1 |
| Kānvār Yātrā | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2089306 — 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: Kanwar Yatra Context triple: [Haridwar, hostsFestival, Kanwar Yatra]
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A.
Rath Yatra
Rath Yatra is a major Hindu chariot festival, most famously celebrated in Puri, Odisha, featuring grand processions of deities pulled on massive wooden chariots by devotees.
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B.
Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
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C.
Mangal Shobhajatra procession
Mangal Shobhajatra procession is a vibrant, UNESCO-recognized cultural parade in Bangladesh that symbolizes hope, resistance, and the triumph of good over evil during Bengali New Year celebrations.
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D.
Rann Utsav
Rann Utsav is a vibrant annual cultural festival held in the white salt desert of the Rann of Kutch, showcasing Gujarati folk arts, crafts, music, dance, and desert tourism.
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E.
Chhath Puja
Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to worshipping the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya, marked by rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at rivers and water bodies, especially in northern and eastern 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: Kanwar Yatra Target entity description: Kanwar Yatra is a major annual Hindu pilgrimage in which devotees of Lord Shiva carry holy Ganges water on foot to offer at Shiva temples, especially during the month of Shravan.
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A.
Rath Yatra
Rath Yatra is a major Hindu chariot festival, most famously celebrated in Puri, Odisha, featuring grand processions of deities pulled on massive wooden chariots by devotees.
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B.
Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
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C.
Mangal Shobhajatra procession
Mangal Shobhajatra procession is a vibrant, UNESCO-recognized cultural parade in Bangladesh that symbolizes hope, resistance, and the triumph of good over evil during Bengali New Year celebrations.
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D.
Rann Utsav
Rann Utsav is a vibrant annual cultural festival held in the white salt desert of the Rann of Kutch, showcasing Gujarati folk arts, crafts, music, dance, and desert tourism.
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E.
Chhath Puja
Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to worshipping the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya, marked by rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at rivers and water bodies, especially in northern and eastern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu pilgrimage
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kanwar Yatra
ⓘ
surface form:
Kanwar Mela
Kanwar Yatra ⓘ
surface form:
Kānvār Yātrā
|
| associatedFestival |
Maha Shivaratri
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahashivaratri
|
| associatedPractice |
barefoot walking
ⓘ
chanting Har Har Mahadev ⓘ fasting ⓘ |
| associatedVow | observing abstinence ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of devotion to Shiva
ⓘ
major monsoon-season pilgrimage in India ⓘ |
| devoteesCalled | Kanwariya ⓘ |
| devoteesCarry |
Kanwar
ⓘ
holy Ganga water ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| importantDestinationTemple |
Baidhyanath Temple, Deoghar
ⓘ
surface form:
Baba Baidyanath Temple, Deoghar
Vindhyachal Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Garhmukteshwar temples
Kashi Vishwanath Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi
Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Rishikesh ⓘ Pura Mahadeva Temple, Baghpat ⓘ |
| importantSourceLocation |
Gangotri Glacier
ⓘ
surface form:
Gangotri
Gomukh ⓘ
surface form:
Gaumukh
Haridwar ⓘ Rishikesh ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Shiva ⓘ |
| mainRitual |
carrying Ganges water on foot
ⓘ
offering Ganga water to Shiva lingam ⓘ |
| mainRiver |
Ganges
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganga
Ganges ⓘ |
| majorState |
Bihar
ⓘ
Delhi ⓘ Haryana ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| monthCorrespondsTo |
August
ⓘ
July ⓘ |
| peakCrowdSize | millions of pilgrims ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| securityArrangementsBy | state governments ⓘ |
| takesPlaceDuring |
Ashadha
ⓘ
surface form:
Sawan
Shravan month ⓘ
surface form:
Shravan
|
| transportImpact | major traffic diversions in North India ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Kanwar Yatra Description of subject: Kanwar Yatra is a major annual Hindu pilgrimage in which devotees of Lord Shiva carry holy Ganges water on foot to offer at Shiva temples, especially during the month of Shravan.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kanwar Mela
this entity surface form:
Kānvār Yātrā
this entity surface form:
Kanwar Yatra to Deoghar