Kumbh Mela
E25496
Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kumbh Mela canonical | 16 |
| Ardh Kumbh Mela | 5 |
| Simhastha Kumbh Mela | 3 |
| Maha Kumbh Mela | 2 |
| Godavari Pushkaram | 1 |
| Kumbh Mela (Simhastha) | 1 |
| Kumbh Mela at Nashik-Trimbak | 1 |
| Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj | 1 |
| Kumbh Mela in Haridwar | 1 |
| Kumbh Mela in Nashik | 1 |
| Kumbh Mela in Ujjain | 1 |
| Magh Mela | 1 |
| Purna Kumbh Mela | 1 |
| Simhastha Kumbh Mela at Ujjain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T198310 — 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: Kumbh Mela Context triple: [Ganges, associatedFestival, Kumbh Mela]
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A.
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.
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B.
Ganesh Chaturthi
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Kumbh Mela Target entity description: Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
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A.
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.
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B.
Ganesh Chaturthi
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious festival
ⓘ
mass gathering ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ |
| ArdhKumbhFrequency | every 6 years at Prayagraj and Haridwar ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Shiva
ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth | Samudra Manthan ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject |
amrita
ⓘ
kumbha ⓘ |
| astrologicalSignificance |
Jupiter
ⓘ
Moon ⓘ Surya ⓘ
surface form:
Sun
|
| basedOn | Hindu astrological positions ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major expression of Hindu faith and identity ⓘ |
| economicImpact | significant temporary boost to local economies ⓘ |
| estimatedAttendance | tens of millions of pilgrims ⓘ |
| frequency | every 12 years at each main site ⓘ |
| hasType |
Kumbh Mela
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ardh Kumbh Mela
Magh Mela ⓘ Kumbh Mela self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Maha Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Purna Kumbh Mela
|
| heldAtRiver |
Ganges
ⓘ
Godavari ⓘ Shipra ⓘ Yamuna ⓘ |
| heldInCity |
Haridwar
ⓘ
Nashik ⓘ Allahabad ⓘ
surface form:
Prayagraj
Ujjain ⓘ |
| largestType |
Magh Mela
ⓘ
surface form:
Maha Kumbh Mela
|
| MaghMelaFrequency | annual at Prayagraj ⓘ |
| MahaKumbhFrequency | every 144 years at Prayagraj ⓘ |
| mainRitual | shahi snan ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national and international coverage ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the largest peaceful gatherings in the world ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
local religious bodies
ⓘ
state governments of host locations ⓘ |
| participantsInclude |
akhara members
ⓘ
household devotees ⓘ sadhus ⓘ |
| peakDayAttendance | over 30 million people on a single day in some years ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
prayer
ⓘ
ritual bathing ⓘ spiritual observance ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus |
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
ⓘ
surface form:
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kumbh Mela Description of subject: Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Godavari Pushkaram
this entity surface form:
Magh Mela
this entity surface form:
Purna Kumbh Mela
this entity surface form:
Ardh Kumbh Mela
this entity surface form:
Maha Kumbh Mela
this entity surface form:
Ardh Kumbh Mela
this entity surface form:
Simhastha Kumbh Mela at Ujjain
this entity surface form:
Ardh Kumbh Mela
subject surface form:
Shipra River
subject surface form:
Shipra River
this entity surface form:
Simhastha Kumbh Mela
this entity surface form:
Kumbh Mela in Ujjain
this entity surface form:
Simhastha Kumbh Mela
this entity surface form:
Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj
this entity surface form:
Ardh Kumbh Mela
this entity surface form:
Kumbh Mela in Nashik
subject surface form:
Kushavarta Kund
this entity surface form:
Kumbh Mela at Nashik-Trimbak
this entity surface form:
Kumbh Mela in Haridwar