Kali Puja
E31420
Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kali Puja canonical | 11 |
| Shyama Puja | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T236819 — 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: Kali Puja Context triple: [Bengal, traditionalFestival, Kali Puja]
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A.
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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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.
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.
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.
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: Kali Puja Target entity description: Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
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A.
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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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.
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.
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.
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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mahanisha Puja
ⓘ
Kali Puja ⓘ
surface form:
Shyama Puja
|
| associatedWith |
Diwali lights and fireworks
ⓘ
Shakta tradition ⓘ Tantric worship ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Assamese people
ⓘ
Bengali people ⓘ
surface form:
Bengalis
Hinduism ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
Odias ⓘ |
| coincidesWith |
Diwali
ⓘ
surface form:
Deepavali
Diwali ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important night of Shakta worship
ⓘ
major festival in Bengal ⓘ |
| especiallyProminentIn |
Assam
ⓘ
Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
Tripura ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ eastern India ⓘ |
| fallsOn | new moon day of Kartik ⓘ |
| featuresOffering |
fish in some communities
ⓘ
liquor in some Tantric traditions ⓘ red hibiscus flowers ⓘ rice ⓘ sweets ⓘ |
| featuresRitual |
Tantric rites
ⓘ
animal sacrifice in some traditions ⓘ arati ⓘ devotional singing ⓘ fire offerings ⓘ lighting of lamps ⓘ mantra chanting ⓘ vegetarian offerings ⓘ |
| hasPractice |
community pandals
ⓘ
home shrine worship ⓘ installation of Kali idols ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Kali ⓘ |
| observedIn |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| purpose |
destruction of negative forces
ⓘ
seeking protection from evil ⓘ spiritual liberation ⓘ worship of goddess Kali ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | night-long rituals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kali Puja Description of subject: Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
West Bengal
this entity surface form:
Shyama Puja