Mahanisha Puja
E169848
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mahanisha Puja canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1456958 — 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: Mahanisha Puja Context triple: [Kali Puja, alsoKnownAs, Mahanisha Puja]
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A.
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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B.
Lakshmi Puja
Lakshmi Puja is a Hindu religious ceremony dedicated to worshipping the goddess Lakshmi for prosperity and good fortune, most prominently performed during the festival of Diwali.
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C.
Panchayatana puja
Panchayatana puja is a Smarta Hindu worship practice that venerates five principal deities together—typically Shiva, Vishnu, Shakti, Ganesha, and Surya—as different manifestations of the same ultimate reality.
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D.
Magha Puja
Magha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating an early gathering of the Buddha and his disciples, observed with merit-making, chanting, and candlelit processions in many Theravada countries.
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E.
Saraswati Puja
Saraswati Puja is a Hindu festival dedicated to worshipping the goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts, celebrated with rituals, prayers, and educational offerings, especially in eastern India.
- 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: Mahanisha Puja Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Lakshmi Puja
Lakshmi Puja is a Hindu religious ceremony dedicated to worshipping the goddess Lakshmi for prosperity and good fortune, most prominently performed during the festival of Diwali.
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C.
Panchayatana puja
Panchayatana puja is a Smarta Hindu worship practice that venerates five principal deities together—typically Shiva, Vishnu, Shakti, Ganesha, and Surya—as different manifestations of the same ultimate reality.
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D.
Magha Puja
Magha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating an early gathering of the Buddha and his disciples, observed with merit-making, chanting, and candlelit processions in many Theravada countries.
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E.
Saraswati Puja
Saraswati Puja is a Hindu festival dedicated to worshipping the goddess of knowledge, music, and the arts, celebrated with rituals, prayers, and educational offerings, especially in eastern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
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religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
destruction of negativity
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protection from harm ⓘ victory of divine over evil ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeityAspect | fierce form of the Goddess ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition | Shaktism ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Assamese Hindu culture
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Bengali Hindu culture ⓘ Odia Hindu culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Goddess Kali
ⓘ
surface form:
goddess Kali
|
| devoteeActivities |
fasting
ⓘ
special prayers to Kali ⓘ vigil through the night ⓘ |
| features |
elaborate altar decoration
ⓘ
lighting of lamps ⓘ offering of flowers ⓘ offering of fruits ⓘ offering of sweets ⓘ recitation of sacred texts about Kali ⓘ |
| goal |
fulfilment of wishes
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removal of obstacles ⓘ seeking blessings of Kali ⓘ spiritual protection ⓘ |
| honorsDeity | Kali ⓘ |
| includesPractice |
animal sacrifice in some traditions
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devotional singing ⓘ fire rituals ⓘ mantra chanting ⓘ night-long worship ⓘ offerings ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Assamese
ⓘ
Bengali ⓘ Odia ⓘ |
| mainRitualTime | night ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Assam
ⓘ
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
West Bengal ⓘ eastern India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Diwali season in some regions
ⓘ
Kali Puja ⓘ Navaratri ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualDuration | night-long ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
household shrines
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temples of Kali ⓘ |
| worshipType | Shakta worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mahanisha Puja Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.