Magha Saptami fair
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Magha Saptami fair is a major Hindu religious festival and pilgrimage gathering held annually at Konark, Odisha, where devotees take ritual baths and offer prayers to the Sun God.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Magha Saptami fair canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7306837 — 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: Magha Saptami fair Context triple: [Konark Sun Temple, associatedFestival, Magha Saptami fair]
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A.
Shravani Mela
Shravani Mela is a major Hindu pilgrimage and religious fair held annually during the month of Shravan, attracting large numbers of devotees who undertake ritual journeys and worship, particularly in connection with Lord Shiva.
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B.
Mandi Shivratri Fair
Mandi Shivratri Fair is a renowned annual religious and cultural festival in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, celebrated with processions of local deities, traditional music, dance, and vibrant markets.
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C.
Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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D.
Nanda Devi Mela
Nanda Devi Mela is a major traditional religious and cultural fair of the Kumaon region in Uttarakhand, India, celebrating the local deity Nanda Devi with rituals, processions, music, and folk performances.
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E.
Ambubachi Mela
Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu fertility and tantric festival held at the Kamakhya Temple in Assam, marking the goddess Kamakhya’s yearly menstrual cycle and attracting large numbers of pilgrims and sadhus.
- 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: Magha Saptami fair Target entity description: Magha Saptami fair is a major Hindu religious festival and pilgrimage gathering held annually at Konark, Odisha, where devotees take ritual baths and offer prayers to the Sun God.
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A.
Shravani Mela
Shravani Mela is a major Hindu pilgrimage and religious fair held annually during the month of Shravan, attracting large numbers of devotees who undertake ritual journeys and worship, particularly in connection with Lord Shiva.
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B.
Mandi Shivratri Fair
Mandi Shivratri Fair is a renowned annual religious and cultural festival in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, celebrated with processions of local deities, traditional music, dance, and vibrant markets.
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C.
Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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D.
Nanda Devi Mela
Nanda Devi Mela is a major traditional religious and cultural fair of the Kumaon region in Uttarakhand, India, celebrating the local deity Nanda Devi with rituals, processions, music, and folk performances.
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E.
Ambubachi Mela
Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu fertility and tantric festival held at the Kamakhya Temple in Assam, marking the goddess Kamakhya’s yearly menstrual cycle and attracting large numbers of pilgrims and sadhus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious festival
ⓘ
pilgrimage gathering ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Konark Sun Temple
ⓘ
Magha Saptami tithi ⓘ |
| associatedWithWaterBody | sea near Konark ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Odisha culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Sun God ⓘ |
| festivalCategory | solar worship festival ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gatheringType | mass religious gathering ⓘ |
| linkedTo | sun worship traditions of Odisha ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Surya ⓘ |
| mainRitual |
offering prayers to the Sun God
ⓘ
ritual bath ⓘ |
| observedBy | Hindus ⓘ |
| occursInCalendar |
Hindu lunar calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Hindu lunisolar calendar
|
| occursInMonth | Magha ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | religious pilgrimage ⓘ |
| region | eastern India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualActivity |
offering arghya to the Sun
ⓘ
sunrise bathing ⓘ |
| significance | worship of the Sun for health and prosperity ⓘ |
| state |
Odisha
ⓘ
linked to:
Orissa
|
| takesPlaceAt |
Konark
ⓘ
linked to:
Konark Sun Temple
|
| timeOfDay | early morning ⓘ |
| typeOfBath | holy dip ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magha Saptami fair Description of subject: Magha Saptami fair is a major Hindu religious festival and pilgrimage gathering held annually at Konark, Odisha, where devotees take ritual baths and offer prayers to the Sun God.
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