Ganesh Chaturthi
E21413
Ganesh Chaturthi is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, marked by elaborate worship, public processions, and the immersion of his idols in water.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ganesh Chaturthi canonical | 22 |
| Vinayaka Chaturthi | 2 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi (major public celebrations) | 1 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi Gauri Puja | 1 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi festival | 1 |
| Ganesh festival | 1 |
| Ganesha Puja | 1 |
| Vinayagar Chaturthi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152517 — 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: Ganesh Chaturthi Context triple: [Hinduism, hasFestival, Ganesh Chaturthi]
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A.
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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B.
Janmashtami
Janmashtami is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with fasting, devotional singing, and night-long vigils.
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C.
Navaratri
Navaratri is a major Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in her various forms, celebrated with fasting, prayers, music, dance, and cultural rituals.
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D.
Rama Navami
Rama Navami is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Rama, an avatar of Vishnu and hero of the epic Ramayana.
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E.
Holi
Holi is a major Hindu spring festival known as the "festival of colors," celebrated with vibrant powders, water, music, and communal joy to mark the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.
- 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: Ganesh Chaturthi Target entity description: Ganesh Chaturthi is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, marked by elaborate worship, public processions, and the immersion of his idols in water.
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A.
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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B.
Janmashtami
Janmashtami is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with fasting, devotional singing, and night-long vigils.
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C.
Navaratri
Navaratri is a major Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in her various forms, celebrated with fasting, prayers, music, dance, and cultural rituals.
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D.
Rama Navami
Rama Navami is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Rama, an avatar of Vishnu and hero of the epic Ramayana.
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E.
Holi
Holi is a major Hindu spring festival known as the "festival of colors," celebrated with vibrant powders, water, music, and communal joy to mark the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ganesh Chaturthi
ⓘ
surface form:
Vinayagar Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi ⓘ
surface form:
Vinayaka Chaturthi
|
| associatedColor | red ⓘ |
| associatedOffering |
laddoo
ⓘ
modak ⓘ |
| associatedSymbol |
mouse (vehicle of Ganesha)
ⓘ
trunked elephant head ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunar calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Festivals of Ganesha
ⓘ
Religious festivals in India ⓘ |
| celebrates | birth of Ganesha ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
community gathering
ⓘ
music and dance ⓘ public art and decoration ⓘ |
| duration | 10 days ⓘ |
| endsWith | Anant Chaturdashi ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern | water pollution from idol immersion ⓘ |
| immersionTerm | Visarjan ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Ganesha ⓘ |
| majorRitual |
daily aarti
ⓘ
immersion of idols in water ⓘ installation of Ganesha idols ⓘ offering of sweets ⓘ pranapratishtha of Ganesha idols ⓘ public processions ⓘ |
| modernTrend |
awareness campaigns on environmental impact
ⓘ
use of eco-friendly clay idols ⓘ |
| monthInHinduCalendar | Bhadrapada ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Chhattisgarh ⓘ Goa ⓘ Gujarat ⓘ Hindu diaspora communities ⓘ India ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
Tamil Nadu ⓘ Telangana ⓘ parts of Nepal ⓘ |
| publicCelebrationCenters |
Bengaluru
ⓘ
Chennai ⓘ Goa cities ⓘ Hyderabad ⓘ Mumbai ⓘ Pune ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spiritualTheme |
new beginnings
ⓘ
removal of obstacles ⓘ wisdom and prosperity ⓘ |
| startsOn | fourth day of the bright half of Bhadrapada ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianMonth |
August
ⓘ
September ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ganesh Chaturthi Description of subject: Ganesh Chaturthi is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, marked by elaborate worship, public processions, and the immersion of his idols in water.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ganesh Chaturthi (major public celebrations)
this entity surface form:
Ganesha Puja
this entity surface form:
Vinayaka Chaturthi
this entity surface form:
Vinayagar Chaturthi
this entity surface form:
Ganesh festival
this entity surface form:
Ganesh Chaturthi festival
this entity surface form:
Vinayaka Chaturthi
this entity surface form:
Ganesh Chaturthi Gauri Puja