Malayalam calendar
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The Malayalam calendar is a traditional solar calendar used predominantly in the Indian state of Kerala for cultural, religious, and agricultural purposes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malayalam calendar canonical | 7 |
| Malayalam solar calendar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6968984 — 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: Malayalam calendar Context triple: [Thrissur Pooram, followsCalendar, Malayalam calendar]
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A.
Tamil calendar
The Tamil calendar is a traditional solar-lunar calendar used primarily in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities worldwide to determine festivals, agricultural cycles, and auspicious dates.
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B.
Nanakshahi calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar used in Sikhism to determine the dates of religious festivals and commemorate events in the lives of the Sikh Gurus.
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C.
Odia calendar
The Odia calendar is a traditional regional timekeeping system used in the Indian state of Odisha that follows Hindu religious observances, festivals, and agricultural cycles.
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D.
Bengali calendar
The Bengali calendar is a traditional solar calendar used primarily in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and the Bengali New Year.
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E.
Balinese calendar
The Balinese calendar is a traditional complex lunisolar and ceremonial timekeeping system used in Bali, Indonesia, to schedule religious rituals, festivals, and daily activities.
- 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: Malayalam calendar Target entity description: The Malayalam calendar is a traditional solar calendar used predominantly in the Indian state of Kerala for cultural, religious, and agricultural purposes.
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A.
Tamil calendar
The Tamil calendar is a traditional solar-lunar calendar used primarily in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities worldwide to determine festivals, agricultural cycles, and auspicious dates.
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B.
Nanakshahi calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar used in Sikhism to determine the dates of religious festivals and commemorate events in the lives of the Sikh Gurus.
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C.
Odia calendar
The Odia calendar is a traditional regional timekeeping system used in the Indian state of Odisha that follows Hindu religious observances, festivals, and agricultural cycles.
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D.
Bengali calendar
The Bengali calendar is a traditional solar calendar used primarily in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and the Bengali New Year.
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E.
Balinese calendar
The Balinese calendar is a traditional complex lunisolar and ceremonial timekeeping system used in Bali, Indonesia, to schedule religious rituals, festivals, and daily activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu calendar
ⓘ
solar calendar ⓘ |
| administrativeUse | used historically for revenue and land records in Kerala ⓘ |
| calendarType | sidereal solar calendar ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | August–September in Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| epochEvent | founding of Kollam city ⓘ |
| epochYearCE | 825 ⓘ |
| eraName | Kolla Era ⓘ |
| follows | solar cycle ⓘ |
| governingBody |
regional temple authorities
ⓘ
traditional astrologers ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kolla Varsham
ⓘ
Kollam Era ⓘ Kollavarsham ⓘ |
| hasMonth |
Chingam
ⓘ
Dhanu ⓘ Edavam ⓘ Kanni ⓘ Karkidakam ⓘ Kumbham ⓘ Makaram ⓘ Medam ⓘ Meenam ⓘ Mithunam ⓘ Thulam ⓘ Vrischikam ⓘ |
| hasSpecialMonth | Karkidakam ⓘ |
| KarkidakamKnownAs | Ramayana month ⓘ |
| linkedTo | zodiac signs ⓘ |
| monthLengthType | solar sidereal ⓘ |
| numberOfMonths | 12 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hindu solar calendars
ⓘ
Tamil calendar ⓘ |
| startsYearOn | Chingam 1 ⓘ |
| stillInUse | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy | Malayali people ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural purposes
ⓘ
astrological purposes ⓘ cultural purposes ⓘ festivals ⓘ regional new year observances ⓘ religious purposes ⓘ temple rituals ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kerala
ⓘ
Lakshadweep ⓘ
linked to:
Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep)
|
| usedToDetermine |
Onam date
ⓘ
Temple festival dates in Kerala ⓘ Vishu date ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Malayalam calendar Description of subject: The Malayalam calendar is a traditional solar calendar used predominantly in the Indian state of Kerala for cultural, religious, and agricultural purposes.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Malayalam calendar