Sharad Purnima
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Sharad Purnima is a Hindu harvest and full-moon festival celebrated with special devotion to Lord Krishna, particularly in regions like Vrindavan and Mathura.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sharad Purnima canonical | 10 |
| Kartik Purnima | 8 |
| Kartika Purnima | 3 |
| Jhulan Purnima | 1 |
| Kaumudi Purnima | 1 |
| Rasa Purnima | 1 |
| RasaPurnima | 1 |
| Shravani Purnima | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3210708 — 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: Sharad Purnima Context triple: [Banke Bihari Temple, festival, Sharad Purnima]
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A.
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.
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B.
Anant Chaturdashi
Anant Chaturdashi is a Hindu festival day marked by the immersion of Lord Ganesha idols and the worship of Lord Vishnu in his infinite (Anant) form, symbolizing the conclusion of a period of devotion and the seeking of enduring prosperity and protection.
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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.
Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is a major Hindu harvest and sun festival marking the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn, celebrated across India with kite flying, feasts, and ritual bathing.
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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: Sharad Purnima Target entity description: Sharad Purnima is a Hindu harvest and full-moon festival celebrated with special devotion to Lord Krishna, particularly in regions like Vrindavan and Mathura.
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A.
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.
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B.
Anant Chaturdashi
Anant Chaturdashi is a Hindu festival day marked by the immersion of Lord Ganesha idols and the worship of Lord Vishnu in his infinite (Anant) form, symbolizing the conclusion of a period of devotion and the seeking of enduring prosperity and protection.
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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.
Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is a major Hindu harvest and sun festival marking the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn, celebrated across India with kite flying, feasts, and ritual bathing.
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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 festival
ⓘ
full moon festival ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kaumudi Purnima
ⓘ
linked to:
Sharad Purnima
Kojagari Purnima ⓘ Kumar Purnima ⓘ |
| associatedCommunity |
Vaishnavas
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linked to:
Vaishnavism
|
| associatedDeity |
Krishna
ⓘ
Lakshmi ⓘ
linked to:
Sri (Lakshmi)
Radha ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Raas Lila of Krishna
ⓘ
linked to:
Rasa Lila with gopis
|
| associatedPlace |
Mathura
ⓘ
Vrindavan ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
devotion to Krishna
ⓘ
prosperity and well-being ⓘ |
| belief |
moonlight is believed to enrich food kept under it
ⓘ
moonlight on this night is considered especially healing in some traditions ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Braj region ⓘ |
| fallsOn |
Ashwin Purnima
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhadra
|
| festivalCategory | Vaishnava festival ⓘ |
| food |
kheer (sweet rice pudding)
ⓘ
milk-based sweets ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| linkedConcept | lunar worship ⓘ |
| lunarPhase | full moon ⓘ |
| month | Ashwin ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Eastern India
ⓘ
linked to:
eastern India
India ⓘ Mathura ⓘ North India ⓘ
linked to:
northern India
Vrindavan ⓘ West India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritual |
breaking fast after moonrise
ⓘ
darshan of Krishna in temples ⓘ fasting by devotees ⓘ keeping food under moonlight ⓘ night-long kirtan and bhajan for Krishna ⓘ offering of kheer ⓘ |
| season | Sharad (autumn) ⓘ |
| significance |
associated with divine love of Radha and Krishna
ⓘ
considered the brightest full moon of the year in some traditions ⓘ marks the end of monsoon season ⓘ marks the harvest season ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | celebrated at night ⓘ |
| typeOfWorship | bhakti (devotional worship) ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Sharad Purnima Description of subject: Sharad Purnima is a Hindu harvest and full-moon festival celebrated with special devotion to Lord Krishna, particularly in regions like Vrindavan and Mathura.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
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subject linked to:
Sri (Lakshmi)