Samvatsar Padvo
E473281
Samvatsar Padvo is a traditional Hindu New Year festival, especially celebrated in Maharashtra and parts of western India, marking the beginning of the spring season and a new lunar-solar year.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samvatsar Padvo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4817214 — 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: Samvatsar Padvo Context triple: [Gudi Padwa, alsoKnownAs, Samvatsar Padvo]
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A.
Samvatsari
Samvatsari is the most important Jain festival day of forgiveness and spiritual renewal, marked by seeking and granting pardon for past wrongs.
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B.
Bal Diwas
Bal Diwas is a national observance in India dedicated to celebrating and promoting the rights, welfare, and education of children.
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C.
Festival of Festivals
Festival of Festivals was the original name of what is now known as the Toronto International Film Festival, one of the world’s most prominent public film festivals.
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D.
Swadaya
Swadaya is a modern vernacular form of Neo-Aramaic traditionally written in the East Syriac script and used by Assyrian Christian communities.
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E.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
- 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: Samvatsar Padvo Target entity description: Samvatsar Padvo is a traditional Hindu New Year festival, especially celebrated in Maharashtra and parts of western India, marking the beginning of the spring season and a new lunar-solar year.
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A.
Samvatsari
Samvatsari is the most important Jain festival day of forgiveness and spiritual renewal, marked by seeking and granting pardon for past wrongs.
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B.
Bal Diwas
Bal Diwas is a national observance in India dedicated to celebrating and promoting the rights, welfare, and education of children.
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C.
Festival of Festivals
Festival of Festivals was the original name of what is now known as the Toronto International Film Festival, one of the world’s most prominent public film festivals.
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D.
Swadaya
Swadaya is a modern vernacular form of Neo-Aramaic traditionally written in the East Syriac script and used by Assyrian Christian communities.
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E.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
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New Year festival ⓘ spring festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu New Year observances in Maharashtra
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regional customs and rituals in western India ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hindu lunisolar calculations for New Year ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Maharashtrian Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| calendarRole | beginning of a new Samvatsara (year) in Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| celebrationFocus |
prayers for prosperity and well-being
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welcoming the new year ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | lunisolar Hindu calendar ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
start of a new agricultural cycle in parts of western India
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symbolizes renewal and auspicious beginnings ⓘ |
| isCelebratedBy |
Hindus in western India
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Marathi Hindus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Marathi cultural context ⓘ |
| marks |
Hindu New Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
beginning of a new lunisolar year ⓘ beginning of spring season ⓘ |
| observanceType | religious and cultural festival ⓘ |
| region |
Maharashtra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | around the onset of spring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samvatsar Padvo Description of subject: Samvatsar Padvo is a traditional Hindu New Year festival, especially celebrated in Maharashtra and parts of western India, marking the beginning of the spring season and a new lunar-solar year.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.