Sawan
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Sawan is a holy month in the Hindu calendar, devoted especially to the worship of Lord Shiva and marked by fasting, pilgrimages, and religious festivals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sawan canonical | 3 |
| Sawan month | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10606195 — 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: Sawan Context triple: [Shravan month, alsoKnownAs, Sawan]
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A.
Ashadha
Ashadha is a month in the traditional Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around June–July, associated with the onset of the monsoon season in the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Bhadrapada
Bhadrapada is a month in the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around August–September, associated with major festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi.
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C.
Margazhi
Margazhi is a winter month in the Tamil calendar, traditionally associated with religious observances, devotional music, and early-morning temple rituals.
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D.
Uttar Falguni
Uttar Falguni is a classic Bengali film best known for featuring an acclaimed dual-role performance by legendary actress Suchitra Sen.
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E.
Vesākha
Vesākha is the Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvāṇa) of Gautama Buddha, observed on the full moon day of the Vesak month in many Asian countries.
- 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: Sawan Target entity description: Sawan is a holy month in the Hindu calendar, devoted especially to the worship of Lord Shiva and marked by fasting, pilgrimages, and religious festivals.
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A.
Ashadha
Ashadha is a month in the traditional Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around June–July, associated with the onset of the monsoon season in the Indian subcontinent.
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B.
Bhadrapada
Bhadrapada is a month in the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around August–September, associated with major festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi.
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C.
Margazhi
Margazhi is a winter month in the Tamil calendar, traditionally associated with religious observances, devotional music, and early-morning temple rituals.
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D.
Uttar Falguni
Uttar Falguni is a classic Bengali film best known for featuring an acclaimed dual-role performance by legendary actress Suchitra Sen.
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E.
Vesākha
Vesākha is the Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvāṇa) of Gautama Buddha, observed on the full moon day of the Vesak month in many Asian countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
holy month
ⓘ
month in the Hindu calendar ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Hariyali Teej (in many regions)
ⓘ
linked to:
Teej
Nag Panchami ⓘ Raksha Bandhan (in many years) ⓘ
linked to:
Raksha Bandhan
Shivratri of the Shravan month ⓘ Shravan Somvar Vrats ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
Abhishekam of Shiva Linga with water and milk
ⓘ
chanting of Shiva mantras ⓘ night-long vigils in Shiva temples ⓘ offering of Bilva (Bel) leaves ⓘ |
| associatedWith | monsoon season in India ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | lunar month in many Hindu traditions ⓘ |
| correspondsRoughlyTo | July–August in the Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
considered highly auspicious for Shiva worship
ⓘ
time for heightened devotion and austerity ⓘ |
| dayOfWeekEspeciallySacred | Monday ⓘ |
| devotedTo |
Lord Shiva
ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
|
| fastingPractice |
full-day fasts by some devotees
ⓘ
partial fasts on Mondays ⓘ |
| hasSpecialObservance | Sawan Somvar fasts ⓘ |
| importanceForDevotees | believed to bring blessings and fulfillment of wishes ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Saawan
ⓘ
Shravan ⓘ
linked to:
Shravana
|
| linkedBelief | Shiva drank the halahala poison during this period ⓘ |
| linkedToMythology |
Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean)
ⓘ
linked to:
Samudra Manthan
|
| markedBy |
fasting
ⓘ
offerings to Shiva ⓘ pilgrimages ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ special prayers ⓘ temple visits ⓘ |
| observanceType | both household and temple-based rituals ⓘ |
| observedIn |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ other Hindu communities worldwide ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hindu calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Hindu lunisolar calendar
|
| pilgrimageDestination |
Deoghar (Baidyanath Dham)
ⓘ
linked to:
Deoghar
Haridwar ⓘ Rishikesh ⓘ Ujjain (Mahakaleshwar) ⓘ
linked to:
Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain
Varanasi (Kashi Vishwanath) ⓘ
linked to:
Varanasi
|
| pilgrimagePractice | Kanwar Yatra ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| seasonalContext | time when rivers are full for collecting holy water ⓘ |
| worshipFocus | Shiva as the supreme deity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sawan Description of subject: Sawan is a holy month in the Hindu calendar, devoted especially to the worship of Lord Shiva and marked by fasting, pilgrimages, and religious festivals.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sawan