Rama Navami
E20325
Rama Navami is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Rama, an avatar of Vishnu and hero of the epic Ramayana.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ram Navami | 19 |
| Rama Navami canonical | 16 |
| Sri Rama Navami | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152515 — 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: Rama Navami Context triple: [Hinduism, hasFestival, Rama Navami]
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A.
Janmashtami
Janmashtami is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with fasting, devotional singing, and night-long vigils.
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B.
Navaratri
Navaratri is a major Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in her various forms, celebrated with fasting, prayers, music, dance, and cultural rituals.
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C.
Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
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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.
Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti is an annual Indian national holiday observed on October 2nd to honor the birth and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, celebrating his role in the country’s nonviolent struggle for independence.
- 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: Rama Navami Target entity description: 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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A.
Janmashtami
Janmashtami is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with fasting, devotional singing, and night-long vigils.
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B.
Navaratri
Navaratri is a major Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in her various forms, celebrated with fasting, prayers, music, dance, and cultural rituals.
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C.
Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
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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.
Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti is an annual Indian national holiday observed on October 2nd to honor the birth and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, celebrating his role in the country’s nonviolent struggle for independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ram Navami
ⓘ
linked to:
Rama Navami
Sri Rama Navami ⓘ
linked to:
Rama Navami
|
| associatedDeity |
Rama
ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedEpic | Ramayana ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Hanuman
ⓘ
Lakshmana ⓘ Sita ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Ayodhya ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| celebrates | birth of Rama ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | commemorates birth of Ramayana hero Rama ⓘ |
| fallsIn | Chaitra Navratri period ⓘ |
| fallsOn | ninth day of Chaitra month ⓘ |
| fastingPractice |
day-long fast
ⓘ
partial fast ⓘ |
| festivalType | Vaishnavite festival ⓘ |
| foodTradition |
offering of prasad
ⓘ
preparation of sattvic food ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| honors |
Rama
ⓘ
avatar of Vishnu ⓘ |
| linkedFestival |
Hanuman Jayanti (nearby in calendar in some regions)
ⓘ
Vasant Navratri ⓘ
linked to:
Navaratri
|
| majorCelebrationSite |
Ayodhya
ⓘ
Bhadrachalam ⓘ Rameswaram ⓘ Sitamarhi ⓘ
linked to:
Sitamarhi district
|
| observedBy |
Hindus
ⓘ
linked to:
Hindu diaspora
|
| observedIn |
Fiji
ⓘ
Guyana ⓘ
linked to:
British Guiana
India ⓘ Mauritius ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Suriname ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ global Hindu diaspora ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritual |
Rama puja
ⓘ
bhajan and kirtan ⓘ havan or homa ⓘ procession of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Hanuman idols ⓘ recitation of Ramayana ⓘ recitation of Ramcharitmanas ⓘ
linked to:
Ramcharitmanas
visiting Rama temples ⓘ |
| theme |
devotion to Vishnu
ⓘ
ideal kingship of Rama ⓘ victory of dharma ⓘ |
| timeOfDaySignificance | noon as believed birth time of Rama ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianMonth |
April
ⓘ
March ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rama Navami Description of subject: Rama Navami is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Rama, an avatar of Vishnu and hero of the epic Ramayana.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Hanuman Jayanti (nearby in calendar in some regions)
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historical capital Janakpur
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Janaki Mandir in Janakpur
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subject linked to:
Chaitra month
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