Kartik Krishna Paksha

E448546

Hindu lunar fortnight religious observance period

Kartik Krishna Paksha is the waning (dark) fortnight of the Hindu lunar month of Kartik, observed with various religious rituals, fasting, and festivals leading up to Amavasya (new moon).

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kartik Krishna Paksha canonical	1
Kartik Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight of Kartik)	1
Krishna Paksha Trayodashi	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4513116 — 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: Kartik Krishna Paksha
Context triple: [Kartik, hasPhase, Kartik Krishna Paksha]

A. Sharad Purnima
Sharad Purnima is a Hindu harvest and full-moon festival celebrated with special devotion to Lord Krishna, particularly in regions like Vrindavan and Mathura.
B. Vaikunta Ekadasi
Vaikunta Ekadasi is a highly revered Hindu holy day dedicated to Lord Vishnu, observed with fasting, night-long prayers, and special temple rituals, especially in South India.
C. Narali Purnima
Narali Purnima is a coastal Hindu festival, especially observed in the Konkan region, that marks the onset of the fishing season and involves offering coconuts to the sea for safety and prosperity.
D. Anant Chaturdashi
Anant Chaturdashi is a Hindu festival day marked by the immersion of Lord Ganesha idols and the worship of Lord Vishnu in his infinite (Anant) form, symbolizing the conclusion of a period of devotion and the seeking of enduring prosperity and protection.
E. Surya Shashti
Surya Shashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun God, observed with rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at sunrise and sunset, especially in parts of 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: Kartik Krishna Paksha
Target entity description: Kartik Krishna Paksha is the waning (dark) fortnight of the Hindu lunar month of Kartik, observed with various religious rituals, fasting, and festivals leading up to Amavasya (new moon).

A. Sharad Purnima
Sharad Purnima is a Hindu harvest and full-moon festival celebrated with special devotion to Lord Krishna, particularly in regions like Vrindavan and Mathura.
B. Vaikunta Ekadasi
Vaikunta Ekadasi is a highly revered Hindu holy day dedicated to Lord Vishnu, observed with fasting, night-long prayers, and special temple rituals, especially in South India.
C. Narali Purnima
Narali Purnima is a coastal Hindu festival, especially observed in the Konkan region, that marks the onset of the fishing season and involves offering coconuts to the sea for safety and prosperity.
D. Anant Chaturdashi
Anant Chaturdashi is a Hindu festival day marked by the immersion of Lord Ganesha idols and the worship of Lord Vishnu in his infinite (Anant) form, symbolizing the conclusion of a period of devotion and the seeking of enduring prosperity and protection.
E. Surya Shashti
Surya Shashti is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the Sun God, observed with rigorous fasting and ritual offerings at sunrise and sunset, especially in parts of northern and eastern India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu lunar fortnight ⓘ religious observance period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Kartik Krishna Paksh ⓘ Kartik Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight of Kartik) ⓘ linked to: Kartik Krishna Paksha
associatedWithDeity	Lakshmi ⓘ linked to: Sri (Lakshmi) Shiva ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ Yama ⓘ
associatedWithFestival	Dhanteras (in many regional calendars) ⓘ linked to: Diwali Diwali / Deepavali (in many regional traditions) ⓘ linked to: Diwali Kali Puja (in some regions) ⓘ linked to: Kali Puja Naraka Chaturdashi (in many regional calendars) ⓘ linked to: Naraka Chaturdashi Yama Deep Daan (in some traditions) ⓘ linked to: Yama
associatedWithPractice	charity and almsgiving ⓘ fasting ⓘ holy bathing ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ temple visits ⓘ
basisOfReckoning	lunar tithi (lunar day) ⓘ
consideredAuspiciousFor	lighting lamps for ancestors and deities ⓘ performing pitru (ancestor) rites ⓘ
culminatesIn	Kartik Amavasya rituals ⓘ
endsOn	Kartik Amavasya ⓘ new moon of Kartik ⓘ
follows	Kartik Shukla Paksha ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion	Eastern India ⓘ linked to: eastern India North India ⓘ linked to: northern India Western India ⓘ parts of South India ⓘ
hasNumberOfTithis	15 ⓘ
hasPhase	waning moon ⓘ
hasPolarity	dark fortnight ⓘ
hasReligiousTextReference	mentioned in various Hindu Puranas and Dharma texts (by Kartik month and Krishna Paksha) ⓘ
hasSeasonalContext	autumn (in Indian subcontinent) ⓘ
linkedToConcept	merit gained by charity and fasting ⓘ spiritual purification ⓘ
observedBy	Hindu diaspora communities ⓘ Hindus in India ⓘ Hindus in Nepal ⓘ
observedInReligion	Hinduism ⓘ
occursAfter	Ashwin Krishna Paksha in annual cycle ⓘ
partOf	Hindu lunar month of Kartik ⓘ
precedes	Margashirsha Krishna Paksha in annual cycle ⓘ
startsAfter	Kartik Purnima of previous month’s cycle is completed ⓘ
timeRelationToSolarCalendar	usually falls in October–November (Gregorian calendar) ⓘ
usesCalendarSystem	Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kartik → hasPhase → Kartik Krishna Paksha ⓘ

Pradosha vrata → lunarPhase → Krishna Paksha Trayodashi ⓘ

linked to: Kartik Krishna Paksha

Kartik Krishna Paksha → alsoKnownAs → Kartik Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight of Kartik) ⓘ