Mha Puja (among Newars)
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Mha Puja (among Newars) is a Newar ritual of self-worship and purification, performed during the Tihar festival to honor and empower the inner self and household deities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mha Puja (among Newars) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17939447 — 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: Mha Puja (among Newars) Context triple: [Tihar, day4Name, Mha Puja (among Newars)]
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A.
Kharchi Puja
Kharchi Puja is a prominent Hindu festival of Tripura centered on the worship of fourteen deities, marked by elaborate rituals, processions, and widespread cultural celebrations.
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B.
Mahanisha Puja
Mahanisha Puja is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the goddess Kali, observed with night-long rituals, offerings, and devotional practices, especially in eastern India.
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C.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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D.
Pashupatinath festival
The Pashupatinath festival is a Hindu religious celebration dedicated to Lord Shiva, observed with special rituals, processions, and worship at temples such as the Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneswar.
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E.
Bisket Jatra
Bisket Jatra is a major Newar spring festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, celebrated with chariot processions, tug-of-war events, and rituals marking the traditional New Year.
- 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: Mha Puja (among Newars) Target entity description: Mha Puja (among Newars) is a Newar ritual of self-worship and purification, performed during the Tihar festival to honor and empower the inner self and household deities.
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A.
Kharchi Puja
Kharchi Puja is a prominent Hindu festival of Tripura centered on the worship of fourteen deities, marked by elaborate rituals, processions, and widespread cultural celebrations.
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B.
Mahanisha Puja
Mahanisha Puja is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the goddess Kali, observed with night-long rituals, offerings, and devotional practices, especially in eastern India.
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C.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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D.
Pashupatinath festival
The Pashupatinath festival is a Hindu religious celebration dedicated to Lord Shiva, observed with special rituals, processions, and worship at temples such as the Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneswar.
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E.
Bisket Jatra
Bisket Jatra is a major Newar spring festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, celebrated with chariot processions, tug-of-war events, and rituals marking the traditional New Year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.