Visakha Bucha Day pilgrimage
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The Visakha Bucha Day pilgrimage is an annual Buddhist religious journey in which devotees walk up to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai to commemorate the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Visakha Bucha Day pilgrimage canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Visakha Bucha Day pilgrimage Context triple: [Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, festival, Visakha Bucha Day pilgrimage]
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Kanwar Yatra
Kanwar Yatra is a major annual Hindu pilgrimage in which devotees of Lord Shiva carry holy Ganges water on foot to offer at Shiva temples, especially during the month of Shravan.
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B.
Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage
The Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage is a traditional Hindu circumambulation of the entire course of the Narmada River, undertaken on foot along both banks as an act of deep spiritual devotion and penance.
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C.
Rath Yatra
Rath Yatra is a major Hindu chariot festival, most famously celebrated in Puri, Odisha, featuring grand processions of deities pulled on massive wooden chariots by devotees.
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D.
Badri-Kedar Utsav
Badri-Kedar Utsav is a prominent religious and cultural festival in Uttarakhand that celebrates the sacred Himalayan shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath through devotional music, rituals, and traditional performances.
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E.
Shankara Jayanti celebrations
Shankara Jayanti celebrations are religious and cultural observances honoring the birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya, marked by rituals, processions, and spiritual discourses.
- 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: Visakha Bucha Day pilgrimage Target entity description: The Visakha Bucha Day pilgrimage is an annual Buddhist religious journey in which devotees walk up to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai to commemorate the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing.
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A.
Kanwar Yatra
Kanwar Yatra is a major annual Hindu pilgrimage in which devotees of Lord Shiva carry holy Ganges water on foot to offer at Shiva temples, especially during the month of Shravan.
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B.
Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage
The Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage is a traditional Hindu circumambulation of the entire course of the Narmada River, undertaken on foot along both banks as an act of deep spiritual devotion and penance.
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C.
Rath Yatra
Rath Yatra is a major Hindu chariot festival, most famously celebrated in Puri, Odisha, featuring grand processions of deities pulled on massive wooden chariots by devotees.
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D.
Badri-Kedar Utsav
Badri-Kedar Utsav is a prominent religious and cultural festival in Uttarakhand that celebrates the sacred Himalayan shrines of Badrinath and Kedarnath through devotional music, rituals, and traditional performances.
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E.
Shankara Jayanti celebrations
Shankara Jayanti celebrations are religious and cultural observances honoring the birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya, marked by rituals, processions, and spiritual discourses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist ritual
ⓘ
religious pilgrimage ⓘ |
| activity |
chanting Buddhist prayers
ⓘ
making merit ⓘ offering flowers and candles ⓘ walking up to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Theravada Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
Visakha Bucha Day ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | lunar calendar ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent |
Buddha’s birth
ⓘ
Buddha’s enlightenment ⓘ Buddha’s parinirvana ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Northern Thai culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Thai language
|
| destination | Wat Phra That Doi Suthep ⓘ |
| devotees |
Buddhist laypeople
ⓘ
Buddhist monks ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasParticipantRole |
local resident
ⓘ
monk ⓘ pilgrim ⓘ tourist observer ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
commemoration of the Buddha’s birth
ⓘ
commemoration of the Buddha’s enlightenment ⓘ commemoration of the Buddha’s passing ⓘ |
| hasRitualElement |
circumambulation of the temple
ⓘ
lighting candles ⓘ listening to Dhamma talks ⓘ offering incense ⓘ |
| languageContext | Thai ⓘ |
| linkedToSacredObject | relics of the Buddha at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep ⓘ |
| linkedToSiteType | mountain-top temple ⓘ |
| location | Chiang Mai ⓘ |
| observedOn | Visakha Bucha Day ⓘ |
| occursInGregorianPeriod | usually May ⓘ |
| occursInMonth | Visakha month in the Buddhist calendar ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Buddha’s life events
ⓘ
Vesak celebrations ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| routeIncludes |
Doi Suthep mountain
ⓘ
linked to:
Doi Suthep
|
| significance |
communal religious observance
ⓘ
expression of faith in the Buddha ⓘ merit-making practice ⓘ |
| takesPlaceAt | Wat Phra That Doi Suthep ⓘ |
| timeOfDay |
often continues into the night
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often held in the evening ⓘ |
| typeOfProcession | religious walking procession ⓘ |
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Subject: Visakha Bucha Day pilgrimage Description of subject: The Visakha Bucha Day pilgrimage is an annual Buddhist religious journey in which devotees walk up to Wat Phra That Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai to commemorate the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and passing.
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