Chithirai
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Chithirai is the first month of the traditional Tamil calendar, marking the beginning of the Tamil New Year and associated with major cultural and religious festivals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chithirai canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8564638 — 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: Chithirai Context triple: [Tamil New Year, firstDayOfMonth, Chithirai]
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A.
Panguni
Panguni is the twelfth and final month of the traditional Tamil calendar, noted for major Hindu temple festivals and religious observances in Tamil culture.
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B.
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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C.
Phalguna
Phalguna is the twelfth month of the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling in February–March and associated with several major festivals and religious observances.
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D.
Panguni Uttiram
Panguni Uttiram is a major Tamil Hindu festival celebrated in the Tamil month of Panguni, especially in temples like Srirangam, marking divine marriages and associated with devotion to deities such as Vishnu and Murugan.
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E.
Chithirai Festival
Chithirai Festival is a major annual Hindu festival in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, celebrating the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar with grand processions and temple rituals.
- 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: Chithirai Target entity description: Chithirai is the first month of the traditional Tamil calendar, marking the beginning of the Tamil New Year and associated with major cultural and religious festivals.
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A.
Panguni
Panguni is the twelfth and final month of the traditional Tamil calendar, noted for major Hindu temple festivals and religious observances in Tamil culture.
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B.
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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C.
Phalguna
Phalguna is the twelfth month of the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling in February–March and associated with several major festivals and religious observances.
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D.
Panguni Uttiram
Panguni Uttiram is a major Tamil Hindu festival celebrated in the Tamil month of Panguni, especially in temples like Srirangam, marking divine marriages and associated with devotion to deities such as Vishnu and Murugan.
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E.
Chithirai Festival
Chithirai Festival is a major annual Hindu festival in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, celebrating the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar with grand processions and temple rituals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tamil calendar month
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month ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Kallazhagar (Vishnu)
NERFINISHED
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Meenakshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundareswarar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu religious observances
ⓘ
Tamil New Year celebrations NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil cultural festivals ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar month ⓘ |
| containsFestival |
Alagar festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chithirai Pournami celebrations ⓘ Chithirai Thirunal NERFINISHED ⓘ Chithirai Thiruvizha NERFINISHED ⓘ Meenakshi Thirukalyanam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsRoughlyTo | mid-April to mid-May in Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | considered auspicious for new beginnings ⓘ |
| follows | Panguni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDuration | approximately 30 days ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyRoot | Sanskrit word Chaitra ⓘ |
| languageContext | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedConcept | Tamil New Year’s Day (Puthandu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorFestivalLocation |
Alagar Kovil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marks |
Tamil New Year
NERFINISHED
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start of Tamil solar year ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Tamil Hindus
NERFINISHED
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some Tamil Buddhists ⓘ some Tamil Jains ⓘ |
| parallelMonthInMalayalamCalendar | Medam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelMonthInNorthIndianCalendars | Chaitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelMonthInSinhalaCalendar | Bak ⓘ |
| partOf | Tamil calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Vaikasi ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Shaivism
NERFINISHED
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Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | Tamil summer ⓘ |
| signOfZodiac | Mesha (Aries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startsOnOrAround |
April 14
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April 15 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural and seasonal activities planning
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fixing temple festival dates ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
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Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil diaspora communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInTamilScriptAs | சித்திரை ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chithirai Description of subject: Chithirai is the first month of the traditional Tamil calendar, marking the beginning of the Tamil New Year and associated with major cultural and religious festivals.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.