Uttarayan Festival
E493981
Uttarayan Festival is a major kite-flying and harvest celebration in Gujarat, India, marking the transition of the sun into the northern hemisphere and the arrival of longer days.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uttarayan Festival canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5087012 — 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: Uttarayan Festival Context triple: [Uttarayan, hasAlternativeName, Uttarayan Festival]
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A.
Paryaya festival
The Paryaya festival is a biennial religious and cultural ceremony in Udupi during which the responsibility for worship and administration at the Udupi Krishna Temple is ceremonially transferred between the heads of the Ashta Mathas (eight monasteries).
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B.
Rann Utsav
Rann Utsav is a vibrant annual cultural festival held in the white salt desert of the Rann of Kutch, showcasing Gujarati folk arts, crafts, music, dance, and desert tourism.
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C.
Badri-Kedar Utsav
Badri-Kedar Utsav is a prominent religious and cultural festival in Uttarakhand that celebrates the sacred Himalayan shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath through devotional music, rituals, and traditional performances.
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D.
Bihu
Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
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E.
Tihar
Tihar is a major Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal and parts of India, known for its multi-day worship of animals, lights, and the goddess Lakshmi.
- 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: Uttarayan Festival Target entity description: Uttarayan Festival is a major kite-flying and harvest celebration in Gujarat, India, marking the transition of the sun into the northern hemisphere and the arrival of longer days.
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A.
Paryaya festival
The Paryaya festival is a biennial religious and cultural ceremony in Udupi during which the responsibility for worship and administration at the Udupi Krishna Temple is ceremonially transferred between the heads of the Ashta Mathas (eight monasteries).
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B.
Rann Utsav
Rann Utsav is a vibrant annual cultural festival held in the white salt desert of the Rann of Kutch, showcasing Gujarati folk arts, crafts, music, dance, and desert tourism.
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C.
Badri-Kedar Utsav
Badri-Kedar Utsav is a prominent religious and cultural festival in Uttarakhand that celebrates the sacred Himalayan shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath through devotional music, rituals, and traditional performances.
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D.
Bihu
Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
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E.
Tihar
Tihar is a major Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal and parts of India, known for its multi-day worship of animals, lights, and the goddess Lakshmi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
festival ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Makar Sankranti (in Gujarat context)
ⓘ
linked to:
Makar Sankranti
Uttarayan ⓘ Uttarayana ⓘ
linked to:
Uttarayan
|
| associatedDeity |
Surya (Sun god)
ⓘ
linked to:
Surya
|
| associatedWith | harvest season ⓘ |
| attracts |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | 14 January (most years) ⓘ |
| centerOfCelebration |
Ahmedabad
ⓘ
Rajkot ⓘ Surat ⓘ Vadodara ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important in Gujarati culture
ⓘ
symbolizes change of season ⓘ symbolizes victory of light over darkness ⓘ |
| duration | 1 day (main festival) ⓘ |
| extendedCelebration | often celebrated over 2 days in Gujarat ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | solar calendar ⓘ |
| governmentAction | regulation or bans on dangerous manjha in some areas ⓘ |
| hasSubEvent | International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad ⓘ |
| mainRegion | Gujarat ⓘ |
| majorActivity |
kite flying
ⓘ
music and socializing ⓘ preparing and sharing festive foods ⓘ rooftop gatherings ⓘ |
| marksEvent |
end of winter and arrival of longer days
ⓘ
start of the Sun’s northward journey (Uttarayana) ⓘ transition of the Sun into Makara (Capricorn) ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Lohri
ⓘ
Magh Bihu ⓘ
linked to:
Bihu
Makar Sankranti (pan-Indian festival) ⓘ
linked to:
Makar Sankranti
Pongal ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| safetyConcern |
harm to birds from kite strings
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injuries from glass-coated kite strings ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | winter to spring transition ⓘ |
| typicalFood |
chikki (sesame and peanut brittle)
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groundnut sweets ⓘ jalebi ⓘ til (sesame) sweets ⓘ undhiyu ⓘ |
| typicalObjectUsed |
glass-coated kite string (manjha)
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paper kites ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uttarayan Festival Description of subject: Uttarayan Festival is a major kite-flying and harvest celebration in Gujarat, India, marking the transition of the sun into the northern hemisphere and the arrival of longer days.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.