Pausha
E1003640
Pausha is a winter month in the traditional Hindu lunar calendar, typically corresponding to December–January in the Gregorian calendar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pausha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12841674 — 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: Pausha Context triple: [Magha, follows, Pausha]
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A.
Sawan
Sawan is a holy month in the Hindu calendar, devoted especially to the worship of Lord Shiva and marked by fasting, pilgrimages, and religious festivals.
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B.
Margazhi
Margazhi is a winter month in the Tamil calendar, traditionally associated with religious observances, devotional music, and early-morning temple rituals.
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C.
Ashadha
Ashadha is a month in the traditional Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around June–July, associated with the onset of the monsoon season in the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Uttar Falguni
Uttar Falguni is a classic Bengali film best known for featuring an acclaimed dual-role performance by legendary actress Suchitra Sen.
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E.
Phagun
Phagun is a late-winter month in the traditional Assamese calendar, roughly corresponding to February–March in the Gregorian calendar.
- 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: Pausha Target entity description: Pausha is a winter month in the traditional Hindu lunar calendar, typically corresponding to December–January in the Gregorian calendar.
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A.
Sawan
Sawan is a holy month in the Hindu calendar, devoted especially to the worship of Lord Shiva and marked by fasting, pilgrimages, and religious festivals.
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B.
Margazhi
Margazhi is a winter month in the Tamil calendar, traditionally associated with religious observances, devotional music, and early-morning temple rituals.
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C.
Ashadha
Ashadha is a month in the traditional Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around June–July, associated with the onset of the monsoon season in the Indian subcontinent.
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D.
Uttar Falguni
Uttar Falguni is a classic Bengali film best known for featuring an acclaimed dual-role performance by legendary actress Suchitra Sen.
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E.
Phagun
Phagun is a late-winter month in the traditional Assamese calendar, roughly corresponding to February–March in the Gregorian calendar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu calendar month
ⓘ
month ⓘ |
| associatedWith | harvest season in some regions ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunar ⓘ |
| containsEvent | Pausha Purnima ⓘ |
| containsLunarPhase |
Amavasya
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahalaya Amavasya
Purnima ⓘ |
| correspondsRoughlyTo |
December
ⓘ
January ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | star Pushya in some traditions ⓘ |
| follows | Margashirsha ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Poush
ⓘ
Pousha ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn |
Eastern India
ⓘ
linked to:
eastern India
North India ⓘ
linked to:
northern India
|
| languageForm | Sanskrit-derived name ⓘ |
| observesFestival | Pausha Purnima ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hindu lunar calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Hindu lunisolar calendar
|
| positionInYear | ninth or tenth month depending on tradition ⓘ |
| precedes | Magha ⓘ |
| relatedCalendar | Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianSpan | December–January ⓘ |
| usedFor |
determining dates of rituals
ⓘ
timing Hindu religious observances ⓘ |
| usedIn |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pausha Description of subject: Pausha is a winter month in the traditional Hindu lunar calendar, typically corresponding to December–January in the Gregorian calendar.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.