Magha Mela
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Magha Mela is a major annual Hindu religious fair and pilgrimage, centered on ritual bathing and spiritual gatherings along the Ganges in Prayagraj during the auspicious month of Magha.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magha Mela canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12841688 — 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: Magha Mela Context triple: [Magha, associatedWith, Magha Mela]
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A.
Shravani Mela
Shravani Mela is a major Hindu pilgrimage and religious fair held annually during the month of Shravan, attracting large numbers of devotees who undertake ritual journeys and worship, particularly in connection with Lord Shiva.
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B.
Phalgun Mela
Phalgun Mela is a major annual Hindu fair and pilgrimage festival celebrated in honor of Khatu Shyam Ji, attracting large crowds of devotees to his temple in Rajasthan during the Phalgun month.
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C.
Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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D.
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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E.
Ambubachi Mela
Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu fertility and tantric festival held at the Kamakhya Temple in Assam, marking the goddess Kamakhya’s yearly menstrual cycle and attracting large numbers of pilgrims and sadhus.
- 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: Magha Mela Target entity description: Magha Mela is a major annual Hindu religious fair and pilgrimage, centered on ritual bathing and spiritual gatherings along the Ganges in Prayagraj during the auspicious month of Magha.
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A.
Shravani Mela
Shravani Mela is a major Hindu pilgrimage and religious fair held annually during the month of Shravan, attracting large numbers of devotees who undertake ritual journeys and worship, particularly in connection with Lord Shiva.
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B.
Phalgun Mela
Phalgun Mela is a major annual Hindu fair and pilgrimage festival celebrated in honor of Khatu Shyam Ji, attracting large crowds of devotees to his temple in Rajasthan during the Phalgun month.
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C.
Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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D.
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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E.
Ambubachi Mela
Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu fertility and tantric festival held at the Kamakhya Temple in Assam, marking the goddess Kamakhya’s yearly menstrual cycle and attracting large numbers of pilgrims and sadhus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious festival
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ religious fair ⓘ |
| activities |
charitable feeding of pilgrims
ⓘ
holy dip in the Ganges ⓘ kirtan ⓘ religious lectures ⓘ yajna ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kumbh Mela cycle
ⓘ
Triveni Sangam ⓘ |
| attracts |
Hindu pilgrims
ⓘ
akhara ascetics ⓘ sadhus ⓘ |
| centeredOn |
devotional singing
ⓘ
religious discourses ⓘ ritual bathing ⓘ spiritual gatherings ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major North Indian pilgrimage event ⓘ |
| duration | approximately one month ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
temporary bathing ghats
ⓘ
temporary pontoon bridges ⓘ |
| hasSpecialBathingDays |
Basant Panchami
ⓘ
linked to:
Vasant Panchami
Maghi Purnima ⓘ Maha Shivaratri ⓘ Makar Sankranti ⓘ Mauni Amavasya ⓘ Paush Purnima ⓘ |
| hasTemporarySettlement | tented city ⓘ |
| heldOnRiver |
Ganges
ⓘ
Yamuna ⓘ mythical Saraswati ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Hindi
ⓘ
Sanskrit (rituals) ⓘ |
| location |
India
ⓘ
Prayagraj ⓘ
linked to:
Allahabad
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Government of Uttar Pradesh
ⓘ
local religious organizations ⓘ |
| partOf | Kumbh Mela tradition ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Ardh Kumbh Mela
ⓘ
linked to:
Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scale | large gathering of pilgrims ⓘ |
| spiritualBelief |
bathing grants religious merit
ⓘ
bathing removes sins ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
Hindu month of Magha
ⓘ
January–February ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magha Mela Description of subject: Magha Mela is a major annual Hindu religious fair and pilgrimage, centered on ritual bathing and spiritual gatherings along the Ganges in Prayagraj during the auspicious month of Magha.
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