Mahavir Jayanti
E51779
Mahavir Jayanti is a major Jain religious festival celebrating the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahavir Jayanti canonical | 7 |
| Mahavira Jayanti | 2 |
| Mahavir Janma Kalyanak | 1 |
| Mahavira Jayanti celebrations | 1 |
| Mahāvīra Jayantī | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T407497 — 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: Mahavir Jayanti Context triple: [Jainism, majorFestival, Mahavir Jayanti]
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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.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, marked by elaborate worship, public processions, and the immersion of his idols in water.
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E.
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.
- 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: Mahavir Jayanti Target entity description: Mahavir Jayanti is a major Jain religious festival celebrating the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
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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.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Ganesha, marked by elaborate worship, public processions, and the immersion of his idols in water.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ |
| activities |
decorating Jain temples
ⓘ
distribution of food and clothes to the poor ⓘ organizing community feasts with strictly vegetarian food ⓘ recitation of Jain scriptures ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavira Jayanti ⓘ
linked to:
Mahavir Jayanti
|
| associatedConcept |
ahimsa
ⓘ
aparigraha ⓘ satya ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Mahavira ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent | birth of Mahavira at Kundagrama (Kundalpur) near Vaishali ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
linked to:
South Asia
|
| dateDetermination | falls on the 13th day of the bright half of the month of Chaitra ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
non-violence
ⓘ
self-discipline ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| honours |
24th Tirthankara
ⓘ
Mahavira ⓘ |
| mainRituals |
charity and almsgiving
ⓘ
lectures on Mahavira’s teachings ⓘ prayers ⓘ processions ⓘ visits to Jain temples ⓘ |
| majorCelebrationCenters |
Delhi
ⓘ
Girnar ⓘ Gujarat ⓘ Pawapuri ⓘ
linked to:
Pavapuri
Rajasthan ⓘ Shravanabelagola ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Jains
ⓘ
followers of Jainism ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn |
India
ⓘ
several Indian states ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Digambara Jainism
ⓘ
linked to:
Digambara Jains
Śvētāmbara Jainism ⓘ
linked to:
Svetambara
|
| significance | celebrates the birth of Lord Mahavira ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
compassion for all living beings
ⓘ
renunciation and spiritual awakening ⓘ |
| type | birth anniversary ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianMonth |
April
ⓘ
March ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mahavir Jayanti Description of subject: Mahavir Jayanti is a major Jain religious festival celebrating the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Mahavir Jayanti
linked to: Mahavir Jayanti
linked to: Mahavir Jayanti
linked to: Mahavir Jayanti