Ambubachi Mela
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Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu fertility and tantric festival held at the Kamakhya Temple in Assam, marking the goddess Kamakhya’s yearly menstrual cycle and attracting large numbers of pilgrims and sadhus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ambubachi Mela canonical | 5 |
| Ambubachi fertility festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7124396 — 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: Ambubachi Mela Context triple: [Kamakhya Temple, knownFor, Ambubachi Mela]
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A.
Nanda Devi Mela
Nanda Devi Mela is a major traditional religious and cultural fair of the Kumaon region in Uttarakhand, India, celebrating the local deity Nanda Devi with rituals, processions, music, and folk performances.
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B.
Shravani Mela
Shravani Mela is a major Hindu pilgrimage and religious fair held annually during the month of Shravan, attracting large numbers of devotees who undertake ritual journeys and worship, particularly in connection with Lord Shiva.
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C.
Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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D.
Indra Jatra
Indra Jatra is a major traditional festival of Kathmandu, Nepal, celebrated with chariot processions, masked dances, and rituals honoring the god Indra and the living goddess Kumari.
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E.
Keslapur Jathra
Keslapur Jathra is a major tribal religious fair in Telangana, India, celebrated by the Gond community in honor of their deity Nagoba.
- 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: Ambubachi Mela Target entity description: Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu fertility and tantric festival held at the Kamakhya Temple in Assam, marking the goddess Kamakhya’s yearly menstrual cycle and attracting large numbers of pilgrims and sadhus.
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A.
Nanda Devi Mela
Nanda Devi Mela is a major traditional religious and cultural fair of the Kumaon region in Uttarakhand, India, celebrating the local deity Nanda Devi with rituals, processions, music, and folk performances.
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B.
Shravani Mela
Shravani Mela is a major Hindu pilgrimage and religious fair held annually during the month of Shravan, attracting large numbers of devotees who undertake ritual journeys and worship, particularly in connection with Lord Shiva.
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C.
Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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D.
Indra Jatra
Indra Jatra is a major traditional festival of Kathmandu, Nepal, celebrated with chariot processions, masked dances, and rituals honoring the god Indra and the living goddess Kumari.
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E.
Keslapur Jathra
Keslapur Jathra is a major tribal religious fair in Telangana, India, celebrated by the Gond community in honor of their deity Nagoba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious festival
ⓘ
Tantric festival ⓘ pilgrimage festival ⓘ |
| approxGregorianTime |
July
ⓘ
June ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
fertility and agricultural prosperity
ⓘ
sacralization of menstruation ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Kamakhya Temple ⓘ |
| associatedTradition |
Shakta tradition
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaktism
Tantra ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kamakhya Shakti Peetha
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakhya Temple
|
| attracts |
Aghori sadhus
ⓘ
linked to:
Sadhu
Hindu pilgrims ⓘ Naga sadhus ⓘ
linked to:
Sadhu
ascetics from across India ⓘ sadhus ⓘ tantric practitioners ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu calendar ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important festival of Assam
ⓘ
major Shakti worship event ⓘ |
| duration | 4 days ⓘ |
| festivalType |
fertility festival
ⓘ
religious fair ⓘ tantric festival ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderRelatedAspect | celebrates female reproductive power ⓘ |
| keyBelief |
during the festival the goddess is believed to undergo menstruation
ⓘ
marks the annual menstrual cycle of Goddess Kamakhya ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Assam
ⓘ
Guwahati ⓘ India ⓘ |
| location | Kamakhya Temple ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Goddess Kamakhya ⓘ |
| occursInMonth |
Ahaar
ⓘ
Ashadha ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Kamakhya Temple authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakhya Devalaya management committee
|
| pilgrimageStatus | major pilgrimage for Shakta devotees ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualFeature |
distribution of prasad associated with the goddess’s menstruation
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special pujas are performed after reopening ⓘ temple doors are reopened on the fourth day ⓘ temple remains closed for three days ⓘ |
| scale | one of the largest religious gatherings in Northeast India ⓘ |
| securityArrangementsBy | Assam Police ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Government of Assam
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local administration of Guwahati ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | religious tourism in Assam ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ambubachi Mela Description of subject: Ambubachi Mela is an annual Hindu fertility and tantric festival held at the Kamakhya Temple in Assam, marking the goddess Kamakhya’s yearly menstrual cycle and attracting large numbers of pilgrims and sadhus.
Referenced by (6)
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