Shravan month
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Shravan month is a holy period in the Hindu calendar, typically falling in July–August, marked by intensive worship of Lord Shiva, fasting, and pilgrimages to sacred sites.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sawan | 1 |
| Shravan | 1 |
| Shravan month canonical | 1 |
| Shravana | 1 |
| Shravana month | 1 |
| Shrawan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2516638 — 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: Shravan month Context triple: [Omkareshwar Ghat, peakSeason, Shravan month]
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A.
Bhadrapada
Bhadrapada is a month in the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around August–September, associated with major festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi.
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B.
Boishakh
Boishakh is the first month of the traditional Bengali calendar, marking the beginning of the Bengali New Year and associated cultural festivities.
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C.
Pohela Boishakh
Pohela Boishakh is the Bengali New Year festival, celebrated with colorful cultural events, processions, and traditional foods across Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
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D.
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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E.
Narali Purnima
Narali Purnima is a coastal Hindu festival, especially observed in the Konkan region, that marks the onset of the fishing season and involves offering coconuts to the sea for safety and prosperity.
- 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: Shravan month Target entity description: Shravan month is a holy period in the Hindu calendar, typically falling in July–August, marked by intensive worship of Lord Shiva, fasting, and pilgrimages to sacred sites.
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A.
Bhadrapada
Bhadrapada is a month in the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around August–September, associated with major festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi.
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B.
Boishakh
Boishakh is the first month of the traditional Bengali calendar, marking the beginning of the Bengali New Year and associated cultural festivities.
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C.
Pohela Boishakh
Pohela Boishakh is the Bengali New Year festival, celebrated with colorful cultural events, processions, and traditional foods across Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.
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D.
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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E.
Narali Purnima
Narali Purnima is a coastal Hindu festival, especially observed in the Konkan region, that marks the onset of the fishing season and involves offering coconuts to the sea for safety and prosperity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
month in the Hindu calendar
ⓘ
religious observance period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sawan
ⓘ
Shrawan ⓘ
linked to:
Shravan month
|
| associatedDeity |
Goddess Parvati
ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Gauri
Lord Shiva ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
Nag Devta ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Avani Avittam
ⓘ
Hariyali Teej ⓘ
linked to:
Teej
Janmashtami ⓘ Kajari Teej ⓘ
linked to:
Teej
Kamika Ekadashi ⓘ Nag Panchami ⓘ Nariyal Purnima ⓘ
linked to:
Narali Purnima
Pavitra Ekadashi ⓘ
linked to:
Kamika Ekadashi
Raksha Bandhan ⓘ Shravana Mondays observance ⓘ Shravana Putrada Ekadashi ⓘ Shravani Purnima ⓘ
linked to:
Shravana Purnima
Varalakshmi Vratam ⓘ |
| associatedPilgrimage |
Amarnath
ⓘ
linked to:
Amarnath Cave Temple
Deoghar ⓘ Haridwar ⓘ Nashik ⓘ Ujjain ⓘ Varanasi ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
Kanwar Yatra
ⓘ
Rudrabhishek of Shiva Linga ⓘ |
| associatedWith | monsoon season in India ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunar month ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Hindu communities worldwide
ⓘ
India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| endMarkedBy | full moon day of Shravan (Shravani Purnima) ⓘ |
| fastingPattern |
unmarried women often fast for a good spouse
ⓘ
women often fast for family well-being ⓘ |
| importance |
considered a holy month in Hindu tradition
ⓘ
considered highly auspicious for worship of Lord Shiva ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Shravana Nakshatra ⓘ |
| majorPractice |
chanting Shiva mantras
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ observing Monday fasts ⓘ offering Bilva leaves to Shiva ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ special worship of Lord Shiva ⓘ visiting Shiva temples ⓘ |
| observanceType |
abstinence from alcohol
ⓘ
abstinence from non-vegetarian food ⓘ fasting on Mondays ⓘ vegetarian diet by many devotees ⓘ |
| positionInYear | fifth month of the Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| specialDay |
Janmashtami
ⓘ
Nag Panchami ⓘ Raksha Bandhan ⓘ Shravan Somvar ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianPeriod | July–August ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shravan month Description of subject: Shravan month is a holy period in the Hindu calendar, typically falling in July–August, marked by intensive worship of Lord Shiva, fasting, and pilgrimages to sacred sites.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Shravan month