Karthika Deepam
E122758
Karthika Deepam is a prominent Hindu festival, especially in South India, celebrated with rows of oil lamps and special worship of Lord Shiva and light.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karthika Deepam canonical | 11 |
| Karthikai Deepam | 1 |
| Nagula Chavithi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000185 — 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: Karthika Deepam Context triple: [Shaivism, majorFestival, Karthika Deepam]
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A.
Manimekalai
Manimekalai is a classical Tamil Buddhist epic poem, traditionally attributed to the poet Sīthalai Sāttanār, that continues the story of Kovalan and Madhavi’s daughter and explores themes of renunciation and compassion.
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B.
Manjira
Manjira is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana before joining the Godavari River.
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C.
Kesari
Kesari is a figure in Hindu mythology known as the vanara chief and father of the deity Hanuman.
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D.
Anjana
Anjana is a revered figure in Hindu mythology, best known as the mother of the monkey-god Hanuman and often depicted as a celestial nymph who took birth on earth.
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E.
Bajrangbali
Bajrangbali is a revered form of the Hindu deity Hanuman, worshipped as a symbol of strength, devotion, and protection.
- 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: Karthika Deepam Target entity description: Karthika Deepam is a prominent Hindu festival, especially in South India, celebrated with rows of oil lamps and special worship of Lord Shiva and light.
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A.
Manimekalai
Manimekalai is a classical Tamil Buddhist epic poem, traditionally attributed to the poet Sīthalai Sāttanār, that continues the story of Kovalan and Madhavi’s daughter and explores themes of renunciation and compassion.
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B.
Manjira
Manjira is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana before joining the Godavari River.
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C.
Kesari
Kesari is a figure in Hindu mythology known as the vanara chief and father of the deity Hanuman.
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D.
Anjana
Anjana is a revered figure in Hindu mythology, best known as the mother of the monkey-god Hanuman and often depicted as a celestial nymph who took birth on earth.
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E.
Bajrangbali
Bajrangbali is a revered form of the Hindu deity Hanuman, worshipped as a symbol of strength, devotion, and protection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Karthigai Deepam
ⓘ
Karthika Vilakku ⓘ Karthikai Deepam ⓘ
linked to:
Karthigai Deepam
|
| associatedConcept |
light
ⓘ
victory of light over darkness ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Lord Murugan
ⓘ
linked to:
Murugan
Lord Shiva ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
|
| celebratedBy |
Malayali Hindus
ⓘ
linked to:
Malayali people
Tamil Hindus ⓘ
linked to:
Tamil people
Telugu Hindus ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important festival in Kerala culture
ⓘ
important festival in Tamil culture ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
worship of Lord Shiva
ⓘ
worship of light as divine presence ⓘ |
| hasRitualPractice |
lighting rows of clay lamps (diyas)
ⓘ
offering sweets and fruits to deities ⓘ recitation of hymns to Shiva and Murugan ⓘ visiting Shiva temples ⓘ |
| keyRitual | Maha Deepam lighting at Tiruvannamalai hill ⓘ |
| mainlyCelebratedIn | South India ⓘ |
| majorRegionOfCelebration |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Telangana ⓘ |
| majorTempleAssociated | Arunachaleswarar Temple, Tiruvannamalai ⓘ |
| observedWith |
fasting by devotees
ⓘ
home decorations with lamps ⓘ lighting of oil lamps ⓘ special puja ⓘ temple processions ⓘ |
| occursInCalendar |
Malayalam calendar
ⓘ
Tamil calendar ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Karthika ⓘ |
| occursOnLunarDay | Purnima ⓘ |
| occursOnNakshatra | Krittika ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hindu lunar calendar
ⓘ
festival of lights ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine light of Shiva
ⓘ
removal of ignorance ⓘ spiritual enlightenment ⓘ |
| typeOfLampsUsed |
clay lamps
ⓘ
oil lamps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karthika Deepam Description of subject: Karthika Deepam is a prominent Hindu festival, especially in South India, celebrated with rows of oil lamps and special worship of Lord Shiva and light.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Karthika Deepam
linked to: Karthika Deepam