International Yoga Festival

E822714

annual event spiritual gathering yoga festival

The International Yoga Festival is a renowned annual gathering in India that brings together yoga practitioners, teachers, and spiritual seekers from around the world for classes, workshops, and cultural programs.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
International Yoga Festival in Rishikesh	2
International Yoga Festival canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9821614 — 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: International Yoga Festival
Context triple: [Rishikesh, hostsEvent, International Yoga Festival]

A. Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
B. Kurukshetra festival
Kurukshetra festival is a prominent religious and cultural celebration in Kurukshetra, Haryana, commemorating events from the Mahabharata and attracting large numbers of Hindu pilgrims and tourists.
C. International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad
The International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad is a major annual event in Gujarat, India, that draws kite enthusiasts from around the world to celebrate and showcase elaborate kite-flying traditions and designs.
D. Ganga Sagar Mela
Ganga Sagar Mela is a major annual Hindu pilgrimage and fair held at the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, attracting millions of devotees for ritual bathing and religious observances.
E. Niyogyugan Festival
Niyogyugan Festival is a vibrant annual celebration in Quezon Province, Philippines that showcases the region’s rich coconut industry, culture, and agricultural heritage through colorful parades, booths, and performances.
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: International Yoga Festival
Target entity description: The International Yoga Festival is a renowned annual gathering in India that brings together yoga practitioners, teachers, and spiritual seekers from around the world for classes, workshops, and cultural programs.

A. Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
B. Kurukshetra festival
Kurukshetra festival is a prominent religious and cultural celebration in Kurukshetra, Haryana, commemorating events from the Mahabharata and attracting large numbers of Hindu pilgrims and tourists.
C. International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad
The International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad is a major annual event in Gujarat, India, that draws kite enthusiasts from around the world to celebrate and showcase elaborate kite-flying traditions and designs.
D. Ganga Sagar Mela
Ganga Sagar Mela is a major annual Hindu pilgrimage and fair held at the confluence of the Ganges and the Bay of Bengal, attracting millions of devotees for ritual bathing and religious observances.
E. Niyogyugan Festival
Niyogyugan Festival is a vibrant annual celebration in Quezon Province, Philippines that showcases the region’s rich coconut industry, culture, and agricultural heritage through colorful parades, booths, and performances.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual event ⓘ spiritual gathering ⓘ yoga festival ⓘ
attracts	international participants ⓘ spiritual seekers ⓘ yoga practitioners ⓘ yoga teachers ⓘ
coOrganizer	Government of Uttarakhand ⓘ Ministry of Tourism of India ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Tourism (India)
country	India ⓘ
duration	about one week ⓘ
focus	holistic health ⓘ meditation ⓘ spiritual growth ⓘ yoga ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasActivity	Ayurveda sessions ⓘ Ganga Aarti ⓘ cultural programs ⓘ kirtan ⓘ lectures ⓘ meditation sessions ⓘ nature walks ⓘ satsang ⓘ workshops ⓘ yoga classes ⓘ yogic philosophy talks ⓘ
hasStyle	Ashtanga Yoga ⓘ linked to: Aṣṭāṅga Yoga Bhakti Yoga ⓘ linked to: Bhakti yoga Hatha Yoga ⓘ Iyengar Yoga ⓘ linked to: Hatha Yoga Jnana Yoga ⓘ Karma Yoga ⓘ linked to: Karma yoga Kundalini Yoga ⓘ Vinyasa Yoga ⓘ linked to: Yoga
hasTheme	global yoga community ⓘ unity of body mind and spirit ⓘ
inception	1989 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
locatedOn	banks of the Ganges River ⓘ
location	Parmarth Niketan Ashram ⓘ linked to: Parmarth Niketan Rishikesh ⓘ
notableFor	diverse yoga traditions ⓘ large international participation ⓘ
organizer	Parmarth Niketan ⓘ
state	Uttarakhand ⓘ
typicalStartMonth	March ⓘ
website	https://www.internationalyogafestival.org/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rishikesh → hostsEvent → International Yoga Festival ⓘ

Yoga Capital of the World → associatedWithEvent → International Yoga Festival in Rishikesh ⓘ

linked to: International Yoga Festival

Parmarth Niketan → affiliatedEvent → International Yoga Festival in Rishikesh ⓘ