Krishna Jayanthi
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Krishna Jayanthi is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with devotional rituals, fasting, and festive decorations in temples and homes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Krishna Jayanthi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10615545 — 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: Krishna Jayanthi Context triple: [Chakrapani Temple, majorFestival, Krishna Jayanthi]
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A.
Krishna Pushkaram
Krishna Pushkaram is a Hindu river festival held every twelve years to honor and worship the Krishna River, attracting large numbers of pilgrims for ritual baths and religious observances.
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B.
Shankara Jayanti
Shankara Jayanti is a Hindu festival commemorating the birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya, the revered 8th-century philosopher and proponent of Advaita Vedanta.
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C.
Narasimha Jayanti
Narasimha Jayanti is a Hindu festival that celebrates the appearance of Lord Vishnu’s lion-man incarnation, Narasimha, commemorating his protection of the devotee Prahlada and the destruction of the demon Hiranyakashipu.
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D.
Parashurama Jayanti
Parashurama Jayanti is a Hindu festival that commemorates the birth of Lord Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, and is observed with special rituals and pilgrimages at various sacred sites in India.
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E.
Varaha Jayanti
Varaha Jayanti is a Hindu festival that commemorates Lord Vishnu’s boar incarnation, Varaha, and his rescue of the Earth goddess Bhudevi.
- 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: Krishna Jayanthi Target entity description: Krishna Jayanthi is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with devotional rituals, fasting, and festive decorations in temples and homes.
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A.
Krishna Pushkaram
Krishna Pushkaram is a Hindu river festival held every twelve years to honor and worship the Krishna River, attracting large numbers of pilgrims for ritual baths and religious observances.
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B.
Shankara Jayanti
Shankara Jayanti is a Hindu festival commemorating the birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya, the revered 8th-century philosopher and proponent of Advaita Vedanta.
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C.
Narasimha Jayanti
Narasimha Jayanti is a Hindu festival that celebrates the appearance of Lord Vishnu’s lion-man incarnation, Narasimha, commemorating his protection of the devotee Prahlada and the destruction of the demon Hiranyakashipu.
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D.
Parashurama Jayanti
Parashurama Jayanti is a Hindu festival that commemorates the birth of Lord Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, and is observed with special rituals and pilgrimages at various sacred sites in India.
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E.
Varaha Jayanti
Varaha Jayanti is a Hindu festival that commemorates Lord Vishnu’s boar incarnation, Varaha, and his rescue of the Earth goddess Bhudevi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
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religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bhakti movement
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Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunar calendar ⓘ |
| celebrates | birth of Lord Krishna ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
family-centered celebration
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major Vaishnava festival ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
childhood of Krishna
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incarnation of Vishnu ⓘ |
| foodTradition |
offering butter to Krishna
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preparation of milk-based sweets ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gokulashtami
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linked to:
Janmashtami
Janmashtami ⓘ Krishna Ashtami ⓘ Krishna Janmashtami ⓘ
linked to:
Janmashtami
|
| honorsDeity | Krishna ⓘ |
| linkedConcept | avatar of Vishnu ⓘ |
| linkedPlace |
Mathura
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Vrindavan ⓘ |
| observanceIncludes |
breaking of Dahi Handi in some regions
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chanting of mantras ⓘ devotional singing ⓘ fasting ⓘ festive decorations ⓘ home worship ⓘ night vigil ⓘ offering sweets ⓘ reading of scriptures ⓘ temple visits ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Bangladesh
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Hindu diaspora communities ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| occursInMonth |
Bhadrapada
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Shravana ⓘ |
| occursOnTithi | Krishna Paksha Ashtami ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
abhisheka of Krishna idols
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decorating Krishna cradle ⓘ drawing tiny footprints of Krishna ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Bhagavata Purana
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Harivamsa ⓘ Mahabharata ⓘ |
| timeOfDayFocus | midnight celebration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Krishna Jayanthi Description of subject: Krishna Jayanthi is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with devotional rituals, fasting, and festive decorations in temples and homes.
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