Raksha Bandhan
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Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, marked by sisters tying a protective thread (rakhi) on their brothers’ wrists in exchange for a promise of care and protection.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raksha Bandhan canonical | 9 |
| Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | 1 |
| Raksha Bandhan (in many years) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T946244 — 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: Raksha Bandhan Context triple: [Kashmiri Pandit, celebratesFestival, Raksha Bandhan]
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A.
Teej
Teej is a traditional Hindu monsoon festival, especially celebrated by women in northern India, marked by fasting, swings, folk songs, and prayers for marital bliss and well-being.
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B.
Rama Navami
Rama Navami is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Rama, an avatar of Vishnu and hero of the epic Ramayana.
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C.
Gudi Padwa
Gudi Padwa is a major spring festival marking the Marathi New Year, celebrated with rituals, colorful decorations, and the raising of a symbolic gudi flag.
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D.
Holi
Holi is a major Hindu spring festival known as the "festival of colors," celebrated with vibrant powders, water, music, and communal joy to mark the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.
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E.
Janmashtami
Janmashtami is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with fasting, devotional singing, and night-long vigils.
- 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: Raksha Bandhan Target entity description: Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, marked by sisters tying a protective thread (rakhi) on their brothers’ wrists in exchange for a promise of care and protection.
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A.
Teej
Teej is a traditional Hindu monsoon festival, especially celebrated by women in northern India, marked by fasting, swings, folk songs, and prayers for marital bliss and well-being.
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B.
Rama Navami
Rama Navami is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Rama, an avatar of Vishnu and hero of the epic Ramayana.
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C.
Gudi Padwa
Gudi Padwa is a major spring festival marking the Marathi New Year, celebrated with rituals, colorful decorations, and the raising of a symbolic gudi flag.
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D.
Holi
Holi is a major Hindu spring festival known as the "festival of colors," celebrated with vibrant powders, water, music, and communal joy to mark the victory of good over evil and the arrival of spring.
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E.
Janmashtami
Janmashtami is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with fasting, devotional singing, and night-long vigils.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedObject |
coconut
ⓘ
rakhi ⓘ sweets ⓘ thali ⓘ tilak ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu mythology
ⓘ
stories of Indra and Indrani ⓘ stories of Krishna and Draupadi ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu festivals in India
ⓘ
Religious festivals in August ⓘ |
| celebrates | bond between brothers and sisters ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important festival in North India
ⓘ
widely celebrated across India ⓘ |
| etymology | Sanskrit words "raksha" (protection) and "bandhan" (bond) ⓘ |
| extendedPractice |
can include cousins as siblings
ⓘ
can include friends treated as siblings ⓘ can include non-biological siblings ⓘ |
| fallsOn |
Shravana Purnima
ⓘ
Shravana month ⓘ
linked to:
Shravan month
full moon day of Shravana ⓘ |
| genderRoles | traditionally involves sister and brother ⓘ |
| hasType |
domestic ritual
ⓘ
family festival ⓘ |
| involves |
brother giving gifts to sister
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brother promising protection to sister ⓘ exchange of sweets ⓘ sister tying rakhi to brother ⓘ |
| mainRitual | tying of rakhi on brother's wrist ⓘ |
| meaning | bond of protection ⓘ |
| modernTrend |
increasingly interpreted as mutual protection
ⓘ
sometimes celebrated in workplaces and schools ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Fiji
ⓘ
Guyana ⓘ
linked to:
British Guiana
India ⓘ Mauritius ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Suriname ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ diaspora Hindu communities worldwide ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
brother offers gifts or money
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sister applies tilak on brother's forehead ⓘ sister performs aarti for brother ⓘ sister prays for brother's well-being ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
affirming responsibilities between siblings
ⓘ
expressing affection between siblings ⓘ strengthening family ties ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
duty of care between siblings
ⓘ
sibling love and protection ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianMonth |
August
ⓘ
late July or August ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raksha Bandhan Description of subject: Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, marked by sisters tying a protective thread (rakhi) on their brothers’ wrists in exchange for a promise of care and protection.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Raksha Bandhan
linked to: Raksha Bandhan