Makar Sankranti
E20854
Makar Sankranti is a major Hindu harvest and sun festival marking the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn, celebrated across India with kite flying, feasts, and ritual bathing.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Makar Sankranti canonical | 29 |
| Sankranti | 4 |
| Ghee Sankranti | 2 |
| Makara Sankranti | 2 |
| Gujarati Makar Sankranti | 1 |
| Maghe Sankranti | 1 |
| Maghi Sankranti | 1 |
| Makar Sankranti festival | 1 |
| Makar Sankranti period | 1 |
| Makara Saṅkrānti | 1 |
| Pongal | 1 |
| Thai Pongal | 1 |
| Uttarayan Parv | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152516 — 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: Makar Sankranti Context triple: [Hinduism, hasFestival, Makar Sankranti]
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Makar Sankranti Target entity description: Makar Sankranti is a major Hindu harvest and sun festival marking the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn, celebrated across India with kite flying, feasts, and ritual bathing.
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
harvest festival ⓘ solar festival ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Bhogi
ⓘ
Kaanum Pongal ⓘ Kanuma ⓘ Lohri ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agricultural prosperity
ⓘ
harvest season ⓘ sun worship ⓘ |
| basedOn | solar calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Bangladesh
ⓘ
India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| charitablePractice |
donation of clothes
ⓘ
donation of food ⓘ donation of sesame and grains ⓘ |
| countryOfCelebration | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbolizes spiritual purification
ⓘ
symbolizes transition to auspicious period Uttarayana ⓘ |
| custom |
bonfires
ⓘ
community feasts ⓘ kite flying ⓘ |
| deity | Surya ⓘ |
| food |
khichdi
ⓘ
laddoo made of sesame and jaggery ⓘ pongal ⓘ puran poli ⓘ
linked to:
Puran Poli
tilgul (sesame and jaggery sweets) ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
end of winter and longer days
ⓘ
renewal and auspicious beginnings ⓘ |
| importantLocation |
Ganga Sagar
ⓘ
Haridwar ⓘ Nashik ⓘ Prayagraj ⓘ
linked to:
Allahabad
Rameswaram ⓘ |
| marksEvent |
beginning of Uttarayana
ⓘ
transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign Capricorn ⓘ |
| observedFor |
thanksgiving for harvest
ⓘ
worship of Surya ⓘ |
| observedInState |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Assam ⓘ Bihar ⓘ Gujarat ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ Punjab ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Telangana ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| regionalName |
Khichdi
ⓘ
Magh Bihu ⓘ
linked to:
Bihu
Maghi ⓘ Pongal ⓘ
linked to:
Makar Sankranti
Sakrat ⓘ Thai Pongal ⓘ
linked to:
Makar Sankranti
Uttarayan ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritual |
charity
ⓘ
holy river bathing ⓘ offering of sesame and jaggery ⓘ |
| SanskritName |
Makara Saṅkrānti
ⓘ
linked to:
Makar Sankranti
|
| season | winter ⓘ |
| typicalDate |
14 January
ⓘ
15 January ⓘ |
| zodiacSign |
Capricorn
ⓘ
linked to:
constellation Capricornus
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Makar Sankranti Description of subject: Makar Sankranti is a major Hindu harvest and sun festival marking the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn, celebrated across India with kite flying, feasts, and ritual bathing.
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Surya (sun) in Hinduism
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subject linked to:
pongal
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