Vaisakhi
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Vaisakhi is a major spring harvest festival and Sikh religious celebration marking the formation of the Khalsa and the Punjabi New Year.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vaisakhi canonical | 18 |
| Baisakhi | 7 |
| Vaisakhi of 1699 | 2 |
| Khalsa Sajna Divas | 1 |
| Punjabi New Year | 1 |
| Sikh New Year | 1 |
| Vaisakh Sankranti | 1 |
| Vaisakhi (in historical context) | 1 |
| Vaisakhi 1699 | 1 |
| Vaisakhi festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T502454 — 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: Vaisakhi Context triple: [Northern India, hasMajorFestival, Vaisakhi]
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A.
Makar Sankranti
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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B.
Teej
Teej is a traditional Hindu monsoon festival, especially celebrated by women in northern India, marked by fasting, swings, folk songs, and prayers for marital bliss and well-being.
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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.
Bihu
Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
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E.
Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavir Jayanti is a major Jain religious festival celebrating the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
- 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: Vaisakhi Target entity description: Vaisakhi is a major spring harvest festival and Sikh religious celebration marking the formation of the Khalsa and the Punjabi New Year.
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A.
Makar Sankranti
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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B.
Teej
Teej is a traditional Hindu monsoon festival, especially celebrated by women in northern India, marked by fasting, swings, folk songs, and prayers for marital bliss and well-being.
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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.
Bihu
Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
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E.
Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavir Jayanti is a major Jain religious festival celebrating the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sikh festival
ⓘ
festival ⓘ harvest festival ⓘ public holiday ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity | Khalsa ⓘ |
| associatedWithGuru |
Guru Gobind Singh
ⓘ
Guru Nanak ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Anandpur Sahib ⓘ |
| basedOnCalendar |
Nanakshahi calendar
ⓘ
traditional Punjabi calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Punjabis
ⓘ
linked to:
Punjabi people
Sikhs ⓘ
linked to:
Sikh people
|
| celebratedInCountry |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| celebratedInRegion | Punjab ⓘ |
| celebratedInReligion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
Punjabi New Year celebration
ⓘ
agrarian festival ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | solar calendar ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Baisakhi
ⓘ
linked to:
Vaisakhi
Khalsa Sajna Divas ⓘ
linked to:
Vaisakhi
Vaisakh Sankranti ⓘ
linked to:
Vaisakhi
|
| hasRitual |
Akhand Path
ⓘ
Amrit Sanchar ⓘ Nagar Kirtan ⓘ community langar ⓘ kirtan ⓘ processions ⓘ visiting gurdwaras ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
Khanda
ⓘ
Nishan Sahib ⓘ
linked to:
Nishan Sahib flag
|
| marksEvent |
Punjabi New Year
ⓘ
linked to:
Vaisakhi
formation of the Khalsa ⓘ
linked to:
Khalsa
spring harvest in Punjab ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Indian diaspora
ⓘ
Pakistani diaspora ⓘ global Sikh diaspora ⓘ
linked to:
Sikh people
|
| occursOn |
13 April
ⓘ
14 April ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Bohag Bihu
ⓘ
linked to:
Bihu
Pohela Boishakh ⓘ Puthandu ⓘ Vishu ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
commemoration of creation of Khalsa Panth
ⓘ
renewal of Sikh faith and identity ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| typeOfHoliday |
regional public holiday in parts of India
ⓘ
religious and cultural festival ⓘ |
| yearIntroduced | 1699 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vaisakhi Description of subject: Vaisakhi is a major spring harvest festival and Sikh religious celebration marking the formation of the Khalsa and the Punjabi New Year.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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