Lakshmi Puja
E102095
Lakshmi Puja is a Hindu religious ceremony dedicated to worshipping the goddess Lakshmi for prosperity and good fortune, most prominently performed during the festival of Diwali.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lakshmi Puja canonical | 7 |
| Laxmi Puja | 2 |
| Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859560 — 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: Lakshmi Puja Context triple: [Diwali, majorRitual, Lakshmi Puja]
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A.
Chhath Puja
Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to worshipping the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya, marked by rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at rivers and water bodies, especially in northern and eastern India.
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B.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
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C.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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D.
Narali Purnima
Narali Purnima is a coastal Hindu festival, especially observed in the Konkan region, that marks the onset of the fishing season and involves offering coconuts to the sea for safety and prosperity.
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E.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, marked by elaborate worship, public processions, and the immersion of his idols in water.
- 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: Lakshmi Puja Target entity description: Lakshmi Puja is a Hindu religious ceremony dedicated to worshipping the goddess Lakshmi for prosperity and good fortune, most prominently performed during the festival of Diwali.
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A.
Chhath Puja
Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to worshipping the Sun God and Chhathi Maiya, marked by rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at rivers and water bodies, especially in northern and eastern India.
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B.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
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C.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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D.
Narali Purnima
Narali Purnima is a coastal Hindu festival, especially observed in the Konkan region, that marks the onset of the fishing season and involves offering coconuts to the sea for safety and prosperity.
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E.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, marked by elaborate worship, public processions, and the immersion of his idols in water.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival observance
ⓘ
Hindu religious ritual ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
business prosperity
ⓘ
household prosperity ⓘ shubh labh (auspicious profit) ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Lakshmi
ⓘ
linked to:
Devi
|
| associatedWithFestival | Tihar ⓘ |
| associatedWithObject | account books in business communities ⓘ |
| calendarSystem |
Hindu lunar calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Hindu lunisolar calendar
|
| dayWithinFestival | third day of Diwali in many regions ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Lakshmi
ⓘ
linked to:
Devi
|
| hasOffering |
betel leaves
ⓘ
coconuts ⓘ incense ⓘ kheer ⓘ kumkum and turmeric ⓘ laddus ⓘ |
| majorFestivalAssociation | Diwali ⓘ |
| observedByCommunity |
Hindus
ⓘ
linked to:
Hinduism
Indian diaspora ⓘ Nepali Hindus ⓘ
linked to:
Nepali people
|
| observedInCountry |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| observedInRegion | South Asia ⓘ |
| occursOn | Amavasya of Kartik month ⓘ |
| performedAt |
homes
ⓘ
temples ⓘ |
| performedBy |
householders
ⓘ
priests ⓘ |
| performedDuring | Diwali ⓘ |
| purpose |
seeking good fortune
ⓘ
seeking prosperity ⓘ seeking wealth ⓘ worship of goddess Lakshmi ⓘ |
| relatedRitual | Ganesh Puja during Diwali ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
aarti to Lakshmi
ⓘ
cleaning and decorating homes ⓘ drawing rangoli ⓘ lighting oil lamps ⓘ offering flowers ⓘ offering fruits ⓘ offering sweets ⓘ performing Lakshmi yantra worship in some traditions ⓘ placing diyas at entrances and windows ⓘ recitation of Lakshmi mantras ⓘ |
| symbolism |
invocation of wealth and prosperity into the home
ⓘ
removal of poverty and misfortune ⓘ victory of light over darkness ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | evening ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lakshmi Puja Description of subject: Lakshmi Puja is a Hindu religious ceremony dedicated to worshipping the goddess Lakshmi for prosperity and good fortune, most prominently performed during the festival of Diwali.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.