Kharchi Puja
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Kharchi Puja is a prominent Hindu festival of Tripura centered on the worship of fourteen deities, marked by elaborate rituals, processions, and widespread cultural celebrations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kharchi Puja canonical | 8 |
| Ker Puja | 1 |
| Kharchi Puja festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1941606 — 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: Kharchi Puja Context triple: [Tripura, majorFestival, Kharchi Puja]
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A.
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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B.
Mahanisha Puja
Mahanisha Puja is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the goddess Kali, observed with night-long rituals, offerings, and devotional practices, especially in eastern India.
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C.
Lakshmi Puja
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Kharchi Puja Target entity description: Kharchi Puja is a prominent Hindu festival of Tripura centered on the worship of fourteen deities, marked by elaborate rituals, processions, and widespread cultural celebrations.
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A.
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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B.
Mahanisha Puja
Mahanisha Puja is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the goddess Kali, observed with night-long rituals, offerings, and devotional practices, especially in eastern India.
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C.
Lakshmi Puja
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
ritual purification
ⓘ
worship of earth and nature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tripuri people
ⓘ
royal traditions of Tripura ⓘ tribal communities of Tripura ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
fairs and markets (melas)
ⓘ
folk music and dance performances ⓘ traditional Tripuri cultural programs ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Tripura’s cultural identity ⓘ |
| danceType | traditional Tripuri dances ⓘ |
| deityType | regional deities ⓘ |
| devotionalActivity | collective worship by large congregations ⓘ |
| duration | seven days ⓘ |
| economicImpact | boosts local trade and commerce ⓘ |
| festivalType | state festival of Tripura ⓘ |
| foodAspect | preparation of special festive foods ⓘ |
| governance | supported by Government of Tripura ⓘ |
| hasProcession | procession of fourteen deities in palanquins ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important intangible cultural heritage of Tripura ⓘ |
| importance | one of the major festivals of Tripura ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Bengali
ⓘ
Kokborok ⓘ |
| mainCity | Agartala ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Tripura ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Chaturdasha Devata temple
ⓘ
Old Agartala ⓘ
linked to:
Agartala
|
| mediaCoverage | covered by regional and national media ⓘ |
| musicType | devotional songs ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Hindus in Tripura
ⓘ
Tripuri Hindus ⓘ
linked to:
Tripuri people
|
| publicHolidayStatus | important festival period in Tripura ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualFeature |
animal sacrifice in some traditions
ⓘ
bathing of deities ⓘ elaborate puja rituals ⓘ offerings of flowers and fruits ⓘ procession of deities from temple ⓘ worship of fourteen deities in a group ⓘ |
| socialAspect |
community gathering
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inter-community participation ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | July ⓘ |
| tourismRole | major religious tourism attraction in Tripura ⓘ |
| worships |
Chaturdasha Devata
ⓘ
Fourteen Gods of Tripura ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kharchi Puja Description of subject: Kharchi Puja is a prominent Hindu festival of Tripura centered on the worship of fourteen deities, marked by elaborate rituals, processions, and widespread cultural celebrations.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kharchi Puja
linked to: Kharchi Puja