Indra Jatra
E448840
Indra Jatra is a major traditional festival of Kathmandu, Nepal, celebrated with chariot processions, masked dances, and rituals honoring the god Indra and the living goddess Kumari.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indra Jatra canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4511981 — 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: Indra Jatra Context triple: [Indra, festival, Indra Jatra]
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A.
Durbar festival
The Durbar festival is a grand traditional celebration in Northern Nigeria featuring colorful horse parades, displays of horsemanship, and royal pageantry held to mark important religious and state occasions.
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B.
Nanda Devi Mela
Nanda Devi Mela is a major traditional religious and cultural fair of the Kumaon region in Uttarakhand, India, celebrating the local deity Nanda Devi with rituals, processions, music, and folk performances.
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C.
Kanwar Yatra
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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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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Indra Jatra Target entity description: Indra Jatra is a major traditional festival of Kathmandu, Nepal, celebrated with chariot processions, masked dances, and rituals honoring the god Indra and the living goddess Kumari.
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A.
Durbar festival
The Durbar festival is a grand traditional celebration in Northern Nigeria featuring colorful horse parades, displays of horsemanship, and royal pageantry held to mark important religious and state occasions.
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B.
Nanda Devi Mela
Nanda Devi Mela is a major traditional religious and cultural fair of the Kumaon region in Uttarakhand, India, celebrating the local deity Nanda Devi with rituals, processions, music, and folk performances.
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C.
Kanwar Yatra
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
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Hindu festival ⓘ Newar festival ⓘ cultural festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Yenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yenya Punhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kathmandu Durbar Square palace complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newar community NERFINISHED ⓘ living goddess Kumari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendar |
Nepal Sambat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lunar calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Kathmandu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kathmandu Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralRitual |
Bhairav worship
ⓘ
Indra worship ⓘ Indradhwaja pole erection ⓘ Kumari Jatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Kathmandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important Newar festival
ⓘ
major festival of Kathmandu ⓘ major tourist attraction in Kathmandu ⓘ |
| duration | several days ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Newar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
local residents
ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Bhairav chariot procession
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devi Pyakhan dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Ganesh chariot procession ⓘ Kumari chariot procession ⓘ Lakhey dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulukishi dance ⓘ chariot procession ⓘ devotional music ⓘ display of Bhairav masks ⓘ display of living goddess Kumari NERFINISHED ⓘ erection of ceremonial pole ⓘ lighting of oil lamps ⓘ masked dance ⓘ masked demon dances ⓘ offerings to deities ⓘ processions ⓘ public rituals ⓘ traditional drums ⓘ |
| honorsDeity |
Akash Bhairav
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhairav NERFINISHED ⓘ Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Nepal Bhasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nepali ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Kathmandu monarchy traditions
ⓘ
Malla period history ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Basantapur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kathmandu Durbar Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Buddhists in Kathmandu Valley
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Hindus in Kathmandu Valley ⓘ Newar people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| theme |
harvest celebration
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royal and state rituals ⓘ thanksgiving for rain ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | Bhadra month ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indra Jatra Description of subject: Indra Jatra is a major traditional festival of Kathmandu, Nepal, celebrated with chariot processions, masked dances, and rituals honoring the god Indra and the living goddess Kumari.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.