Surya Shashti
E326482
Surya Shashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun God, observed with rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at sunrise and sunset, especially in parts of northern and eastern India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surya Shashti canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3110411 — 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: Surya Shashti Context triple: [Chhath Puja, alsoKnownAs, Surya Shashti]
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A.
Rang Panchami
Rang Panchami is a Hindu spring festival celebrated with vibrant colors and community festivities, particularly in parts of western and central India, marking the culmination of the Holi period.
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B.
Vaikunta Ekadasi
Vaikunta Ekadasi is a highly revered Hindu holy day dedicated to Lord Vishnu, observed with fasting, night-long prayers, and special temple rituals, especially in South India.
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C.
Vesākha
Vesākha is the Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvāṇa) of Gautama Buddha, observed on the full moon day of the Vesak month in many Asian countries.
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D.
Skanda Sashti
Skanda Sashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Murugan (Kartikeya), commemorating his victory over the demon Surapadman and celebrated with fasting, prayers, and devotional rituals, especially in South India and Sri Lanka.
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E.
Anant Chaturdashi
Anant Chaturdashi is a Hindu festival day marked by the immersion of Lord Ganesha idols and the worship of Lord Vishnu in his infinite (Anant) form, symbolizing the conclusion of a period of devotion and the seeking of enduring prosperity and protection.
- 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: Surya Shashti Target entity description: Surya Shashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun God, observed with rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at sunrise and sunset, especially in parts of northern and eastern India.
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A.
Rang Panchami
Rang Panchami is a Hindu spring festival celebrated with vibrant colors and community festivities, particularly in parts of western and central India, marking the culmination of the Holi period.
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B.
Vaikunta Ekadasi
Vaikunta Ekadasi is a highly revered Hindu holy day dedicated to Lord Vishnu, observed with fasting, night-long prayers, and special temple rituals, especially in South India.
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C.
Vesākha
Vesākha is the Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvāṇa) of Gautama Buddha, observed on the full moon day of the Vesak month in many Asian countries.
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D.
Skanda Sashti
Skanda Sashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Murugan (Kartikeya), commemorating his victory over the demon Surapadman and celebrated with fasting, prayers, and devotional rituals, especially in South India and Sri Lanka.
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E.
Anant Chaturdashi
Anant Chaturdashi is a Hindu festival day marked by the immersion of Lord Ganesha idols and the worship of Lord Vishnu in his infinite (Anant) form, symbolizing the conclusion of a period of devotion and the seeking of enduring prosperity and protection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sun worship ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
East Indies
ⓘ
surface form:
East India
northern India ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| dedicatedTo | Surya ⓘ |
| deity | Surya ⓘ |
| fastingType | rigorous fast ⓘ |
| honorsDeityType | Sun god ⓘ |
| mainRitual |
fasting
ⓘ
ritual offerings ⓘ |
| observanceFeature |
sunrise prayers
ⓘ
sunset prayers ⓘ |
| observedBy | Hindus ⓘ |
| observedIn |
eastern India
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern India
India ⓘ northern India ⓘ
surface form:
Northern India
|
| purpose |
seeking blessings of Surya
ⓘ
spiritual merit ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
chanting mantras to Surya
ⓘ
offering water to the Sun ⓘ |
| timeOfWorship |
sunrise
ⓘ
sunset ⓘ |
| worshipType | solar deity worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Surya Shashti Description of subject: Surya Shashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun God, observed with rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at sunrise and sunset, especially in parts of northern and eastern India.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.