Galungan
E123903
Galungan is a major Balinese Hindu festival celebrating the victory of dharma (good) over adharma (evil), marked by elaborate temple ceremonies, offerings, and family gatherings across Bali.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galungan canonical | 2 |
| Penampahan Galungan | 2 |
| Galungan day | 1 |
| Galungan–Kuningan festival period | 1 |
| Wednesday of Dunggulan (Buda Kliwon Dunggulan) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1063308 — 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: Galungan Context triple: [Balinese, religiousFestival, Galungan]
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A.
Pawukon
Pawukon is a complex traditional Balinese calendrical system composed of multiple concurrent week cycles used to determine ritual, ceremonial, and agricultural timings.
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B.
Nyepi
Nyepi is the Balinese Hindu Day of Silence marking the Saka New Year, observed with a full day of fasting, meditation, and the cessation of all normal activities across Bali.
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C.
Gudakesha
Gudakesha is an epithet of the warrior prince Arjuna from the Indian epic Mahabharata, highlighting his mastery over sleep and unwavering focus.
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D.
Roro
Roro is the ISO 15924 script code assigned to the undeciphered Rongorongo script of Easter Island.
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E.
Gwarinpa
Gwarinpa is a large, planned residential district in Abuja, Nigeria, known for its extensive housing estates and relatively well-organized urban layout.
- 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: Galungan Target entity description: Galungan is a major Balinese Hindu festival celebrating the victory of dharma (good) over adharma (evil), marked by elaborate temple ceremonies, offerings, and family gatherings across Bali.
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A.
Pawukon
Pawukon is a complex traditional Balinese calendrical system composed of multiple concurrent week cycles used to determine ritual, ceremonial, and agricultural timings.
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B.
Nyepi
Nyepi is the Balinese Hindu Day of Silence marking the Saka New Year, observed with a full day of fasting, meditation, and the cessation of all normal activities across Bali.
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C.
Gudakesha
Gudakesha is an epithet of the warrior prince Arjuna from the Indian epic Mahabharata, highlighting his mastery over sleep and unwavering focus.
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D.
Roro
Roro is the ISO 15924 script code assigned to the undeciphered Rongorongo script of Easter Island.
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E.
Gwarinpa
Gwarinpa is a large, planned residential district in Abuja, Nigeria, known for its extensive housing estates and relatively well-organized urban layout.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Balinese Hindu festival
ⓘ
Hindu festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | return of ancestral spirits to earth ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Brahman
ⓘ
surface form:
Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa
|
| associatedFestival |
Kuningan
ⓘ
Galungan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Penampahan Galungan
|
| calendarType | Pawukon calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Balinese Hinduism
ⓘ
Festivals in Indonesia ⓘ Hindu holy days ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Balinese Hindus ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Balinese culture ⓘ |
| custom |
erection of penjor bamboo poles along streets
ⓘ
making elaborate offerings ⓘ sharing festive meals with family ⓘ visiting family temples ⓘ |
| cycleLength | 210 days ⓘ |
| decoration | penjor ⓘ |
| duration | 10 days ⓘ |
| endsWith | Kuningan ⓘ |
| eve |
Galungan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Penampahan Galungan
|
| food |
babi guling
ⓘ
lawar ⓘ |
| frequency | every 210 days ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Galungan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Galungan day
Manis Galungan (day after Galungan) ⓘ Penampahan Galungan day ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Bali ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Balinese calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Balinese Hindu calendar
|
| region |
Bali
ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Bali
|
| relatedTo |
Nyepi
ⓘ
Saraswati Puja ⓘ
surface form:
Saraswati Day
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
ancestral worship
ⓘ
family gatherings ⓘ home shrine rituals ⓘ offerings ⓘ prayers at village temples ⓘ temple ceremonies ⓘ |
| significance |
celebrates the victory of dharma over adharma
ⓘ
symbolizes the triumph of good over evil ⓘ |
| startsOn |
Galungan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Wednesday of Dunggulan (Buda Kliwon Dunggulan)
|
| symbol | penjor ⓘ |
| theme |
adharma
ⓘ
dharma ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Galungan Description of subject: Galungan is a major Balinese Hindu festival celebrating the victory of dharma (good) over adharma (evil), marked by elaborate temple ceremonies, offerings, and family gatherings across Bali.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wednesday of Dunggulan (Buda Kliwon Dunggulan)
this entity surface form:
Penampahan Galungan
this entity surface form:
Galungan–Kuningan festival period