Dhanteras
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Dhanteras is a Hindu festival marking the auspicious beginning of Diwali, celebrated with prayers for health and prosperity and the traditional purchase of gold, silver, or utensils.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dhanteras canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19812064 — 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: Dhanteras Context triple: [Dhanvantari, dayOfWorship, Dhanteras]
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A.
Anant Chaturdashi
Anant Chaturdashi is a Hindu festival day marked by the immersion of Lord Ganesha idols and the worship of Lord Vishnu in his infinite (Anant) form, symbolizing the conclusion of a period of devotion and the seeking of enduring prosperity and protection.
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B.
Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
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C.
Bhogi
Bhogi is the first day of the multi-day harvest festival around Makar Sankranti in South India, marked by discarding old possessions, lighting bonfires, and celebrating new beginnings.
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D.
Balachaturdashi
Balachaturdashi is a Hindu religious observance in Nepal, especially at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, during which devotees perform rituals and scatter sacred seeds in memory of deceased ancestors.
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E.
Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya is a highly auspicious Hindu and Jain festival celebrated for prosperity, new beginnings, and religious merit, traditionally associated with Lord Vishnu’s sixth avatar, Parashurama.
- 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: Dhanteras Target entity description: Dhanteras is a Hindu festival marking the auspicious beginning of Diwali, celebrated with prayers for health and prosperity and the traditional purchase of gold, silver, or utensils.
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A.
Anant Chaturdashi
Anant Chaturdashi is a Hindu festival day marked by the immersion of Lord Ganesha idols and the worship of Lord Vishnu in his infinite (Anant) form, symbolizing the conclusion of a period of devotion and the seeking of enduring prosperity and protection.
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B.
Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
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C.
Bhogi
Bhogi is the first day of the multi-day harvest festival around Makar Sankranti in South India, marked by discarding old possessions, lighting bonfires, and celebrating new beginnings.
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D.
Balachaturdashi
Balachaturdashi is a Hindu religious observance in Nepal, especially at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, during which devotees perform rituals and scatter sacred seeds in memory of deceased ancestors.
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E.
Akshaya Tritiya
Akshaya Tritiya is a highly auspicious Hindu and Jain festival celebrated for prosperity, new beginnings, and religious merit, traditionally associated with Lord Vishnu’s sixth avatar, Parashurama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.