Tula Sankramana
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Tula Sankramana is a major Hindu festival in Karnataka, especially in the Kodagu region, marking the sun’s transit into the Tula (Libra) zodiac and celebrated with sacred river and temple rituals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tula Sankramana canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13020645 — 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: Tula Sankramana Context triple: [Bhagandeshwara Temple, festival, Tula Sankramana]
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A.
Shanti Parva
Shanti Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on peace, dharma, and righteous governance through the teachings of the dying Bhishma to Yudhishthira.
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B.
Vaikasi Visakam
Vaikasi Visakam is a prominent Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Murugan (Subramanya), especially observed with grand rituals and processions in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities worldwide.
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C.
Jhulan Yatra
Jhulan Yatra is a Hindu swing festival, especially popular in North India, that joyfully celebrates the divine love of Radha and Krishna during the monsoon season.
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D.
Krishna Pushkaram
Krishna Pushkaram is a Hindu river festival held every twelve years to honor and worship the Krishna River, attracting large numbers of pilgrims for ritual baths and religious observances.
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E.
Pitrloka
Pitrloka is a Hindu spiritual realm believed to be the abode of ancestors, where departed souls reside before potential rebirth or liberation.
- 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: Tula Sankramana Target entity description: Tula Sankramana is a major Hindu festival in Karnataka, especially in the Kodagu region, marking the sun’s transit into the Tula (Libra) zodiac and celebrated with sacred river and temple rituals.
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A.
Shanti Parva
Shanti Parva is a major book of the Indian epic Mahabharata that focuses on peace, dharma, and righteous governance through the teachings of the dying Bhishma to Yudhishthira.
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B.
Vaikasi Visakam
Vaikasi Visakam is a prominent Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Murugan (Subramanya), especially observed with grand rituals and processions in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities worldwide.
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C.
Jhulan Yatra
Jhulan Yatra is a Hindu swing festival, especially popular in North India, that joyfully celebrates the divine love of Radha and Krishna during the monsoon season.
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D.
Krishna Pushkaram
Krishna Pushkaram is a Hindu river festival held every twelve years to honor and worship the Krishna River, attracting large numbers of pilgrims for ritual baths and religious observances.
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E.
Pitrloka
Pitrloka is a Hindu spiritual realm believed to be the abode of ancestors, where departed souls reside before potential rebirth or liberation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| approximateGregorianDate | October ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity |
Hindus of Karnataka
ⓘ
Kodava people ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Hindu deities of Kodagu temples
ⓘ
Kaveri (river goddess) ⓘ
linked to:
River goddess Kaveri
|
| associatedRitualObject |
offerings of flowers and coconuts
ⓘ
sacred water of Kaveri ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Talakaveri ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver |
Kaveri River
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaveri
|
| astronomicalEvent | Sun’s transit into Tula (Libra) ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu solar calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Kodagu district ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important agricultural festival
ⓘ
major festival in Kodagu ⓘ |
| festivalType |
regional festival
ⓘ
religious and cultural festival ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasLocalName |
Kaveri Sankramana
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaveri Pushkaram
|
| hasProcession | pilgrimage to Talakaveri ⓘ |
| languageOfRegion |
Kannada
ⓘ
Kodava Takk ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Karnataka
ⓘ
Kodagu ⓘ |
| observancePractice |
charity and offerings
ⓘ
family gatherings ⓘ holy dip in Kaveri River ⓘ offerings at Talakaveri temple ⓘ special pujas in Kodagu temples ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Tula masa ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor the sacred river Kaveri
ⓘ
to mark the beginning of Tula month ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
solar sankranti
ⓘ
sun’s zodiac transit ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualType |
river bathing rituals
ⓘ
temple rituals ⓘ |
| socialAspect |
expression of regional identity in Kodagu
ⓘ
strengthening community bonds ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | observed at the exact sankranti moment ⓘ |
| zodiacSign |
Libra
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Tula ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tula Sankramana Description of subject: Tula Sankramana is a major Hindu festival in Karnataka, especially in the Kodagu region, marking the sun’s transit into the Tula (Libra) zodiac and celebrated with sacred river and temple rituals.
Referenced by (7)
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