Jitiya
E254458
Jitiya is a traditional Hindu fasting festival observed by mothers in parts of India and Nepal, especially in the Mithila region, for the well-being and long life of their children.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jitiya canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2292734 — 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: Jitiya Context triple: [Mithila region, festival, Jitiya]
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A.
Tianeti
Tianeti is a small town and administrative center in eastern Georgia, situated in the mountainous Mtskheta-Mtianeti region.
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B.
Jimintō
Jimintō is the dominant conservative political party in Japan, formally known as the Liberal Democratic Party.
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C.
Wazhazhe
Wazhazhe is the self-designation of the Osage people, a Native American nation originally from the central United States.
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D.
Kejiahua
Kejiahua is the Chinese name for the Hakka language, a Sinitic language spoken by the Hakka people across southern China and various overseas communities.
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E.
Shingu
Shingu is a coastal city in Japan known for its historic Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine and its role as a gateway to the sacred Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes.
- 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: Jitiya Target entity description: Jitiya is a traditional Hindu fasting festival observed by mothers in parts of India and Nepal, especially in the Mithila region, for the well-being and long life of their children.
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A.
Tianeti
Tianeti is a small town and administrative center in eastern Georgia, situated in the mountainous Mtskheta-Mtianeti region.
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B.
Jimintō
Jimintō is the dominant conservative political party in Japan, formally known as the Liberal Democratic Party.
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C.
Wazhazhe
Wazhazhe is the self-designation of the Osage people, a Native American nation originally from the central United States.
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D.
Kejiahua
Kejiahua is the Chinese name for the Hakka language, a Sinitic language spoken by the Hakka people across southern China and various overseas communities.
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E.
Shingu
Shingu is a coastal city in Japan known for its historic Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine and its role as a gateway to the sacred Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious fast ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
maternal devotion
ⓘ
protection of offspring ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of maternal sacrifice
ⓘ
strengthening mother-child bond ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity |
Lord Jimutavahana (Jimutvahana)
ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Vishnu
|
| duration | 3 days including rituals ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Sanskrit 'jivit' meaning life ⓘ |
| fastingType |
day-long fast
ⓘ
nirjala fast ⓘ |
| festivalType | vrat (vow) ⓘ |
| genderRole | primarily observed by women ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Jivitputrika ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Jivitputrika Vrat ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
breaking of fast with specific foods
ⓘ
offering to deities ⓘ pre-fasting meal (ongthan or nahai-khai) ⓘ storytelling of Jimutavahana katha ⓘ strict fast without water ⓘ |
| observanceStatus | regionally important in Mithila and adjoining areas ⓘ |
| observedBy | Hindu mothers ⓘ |
| observedByCommunity |
Maithil community
ⓘ
Tharu community ⓘ |
| observedFor |
long life of children
ⓘ
well-being of children ⓘ |
| observedInCountry |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| observedInRegion |
Bihar
ⓘ
Jharkhand ⓘ Mithila region ⓘ
surface form:
Mithila
Terai region of Nepal ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| occursInLunarPhase | Krishna Paksha ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Ashwin ⓘ |
| practicedBy |
married women
ⓘ
mothers of living children ⓘ |
| relatedTo | other Hindu fasting festivals for children ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
community gathering of women
ⓘ
transmission of oral traditions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jitiya Description of subject: Jitiya is a traditional Hindu fasting festival observed by mothers in parts of India and Nepal, especially in the Mithila region, for the well-being and long life of their children.
Referenced by (3)
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