Rato Machhindranath Jatra
E672015
Rato Machhindranath Jatra is a major traditional chariot festival in the Kathmandu Valley, celebrated for invoking rain and good harvests and deeply rooted in the cultural and religious life of Patan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rato Machhindranath Jatra canonical | 2 |
| Machhindranath Jatra | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7539956 — 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: Rato Machhindranath Jatra Context triple: [Patan, culturalFestival, Rato Machhindranath Jatra]
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A.
Indra Jatra
Indra Jatra is a major traditional festival of Kathmandu, Nepal, celebrated with chariot processions, masked dances, and rituals honoring the god Indra and the living goddess Kumari.
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B.
Keslapur Jathra
Keslapur Jathra is a major tribal religious fair in Telangana, India, celebrated by the Gond community in honor of their deity Nagoba.
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C.
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.
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D.
Mangal Shobhajatra procession
Mangal Shobhajatra procession is a vibrant, UNESCO-recognized cultural parade in Bangladesh that symbolizes hope, resistance, and the triumph of good over evil during Bengali New Year celebrations.
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E.
Kanwar Yatra
Kanwar Yatra is a major annual Hindu pilgrimage in which devotees of Lord Shiva carry holy Ganges water on foot to offer at Shiva temples, especially during the month of Shravan.
- 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: Rato Machhindranath Jatra Target entity description: Rato Machhindranath Jatra is a major traditional chariot festival in the Kathmandu Valley, celebrated for invoking rain and good harvests and deeply rooted in the cultural and religious life of Patan.
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A.
Indra Jatra
Indra Jatra is a major traditional festival of Kathmandu, Nepal, celebrated with chariot processions, masked dances, and rituals honoring the god Indra and the living goddess Kumari.
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B.
Keslapur Jathra
Keslapur Jathra is a major tribal religious fair in Telangana, India, celebrated by the Gond community in honor of their deity Nagoba.
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C.
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.
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D.
Mangal Shobhajatra procession
Mangal Shobhajatra procession is a vibrant, UNESCO-recognized cultural parade in Bangladesh that symbolizes hope, resistance, and the triumph of good over evil during Bengali New Year celebrations.
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E.
Kanwar Yatra
Kanwar Yatra is a major annual Hindu pilgrimage in which devotees of Lord Shiva carry holy Ganges water on foot to offer at Shiva temples, especially during the month of Shravan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu-Buddhist syncretic festival
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chariot festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indra Jatra
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Newar lunar calendar ⓘ agricultural fertility ⓘ good harvest ⓘ rain ⓘ |
| calendar | Nepal Sambat ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Kathmandu Valley
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Lalitpur District ⓘ Patan ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| culture |
Newar culture
ⓘ
Patan cultural heritage ⓘ |
| duration | several weeks ⓘ |
| endEvent | Bhoto Jatra ⓘ |
| endLocation | Jawalakhel ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasProcessionType | chariot procession ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
major festival of Patan
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one of the oldest festivals of Kathmandu Valley ⓘ |
| heldInMonth |
Baisakh
ⓘ
Jyestha ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Bunga Dyah
ⓘ
Rato Machhindranath ⓘ
linked to:
Macchindranath
|
| organizedBy |
Newar community organizations
ⓘ
local guthis ⓘ |
| participants |
Buddhist devotees
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Hindu devotees ⓘ Newar community ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
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Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
offering of flowers and grains
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traditional music and dance ⓘ worship of Rato Machhindranath image ⓘ |
| significance |
ensuring agricultural prosperity
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invoking monsoon rains ⓘ strengthening community solidarity ⓘ |
| startLocation | Bungamati ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
hope for timely monsoon
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relationship between humans and nature ⓘ |
| tourismImpact |
attracts domestic tourists
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attracts international tourists ⓘ |
| uses |
ropes for pulling chariot
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tall wooden chariot ⓘ |
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Subject: Rato Machhindranath Jatra Description of subject: Rato Machhindranath Jatra is a major traditional chariot festival in the Kathmandu Valley, celebrated for invoking rain and good harvests and deeply rooted in the cultural and religious life of Patan.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Rato Machhindranath Jatra