Avani
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Avani is the fifth month of the traditional Tamil calendar, typically corresponding to mid-August to mid-September and associated with several important Hindu festivals and observances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avani canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8550479 — 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: Avani Context triple: [Tamil calendar, hasMonth, Avani]
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A.
Aditi
Aditi is a Vedic mother goddess in Hindu mythology, revered as the personification of boundlessness and the mother of many deities.
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B.
Anjali
Anjali is an Indian pediatrician best known as the wife of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.
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C.
Madhavi
Madhavi is a celebrated courtesan and pivotal literary figure in ancient Tamil epic tradition, prominently featured in the Sangam-era works Silappatikaram and its sequel Manimekalai.
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D.
Aparna
Aparna is a central character in Satyajit Ray’s film "Apur Sansar," portrayed as Apu’s wife whose relationship with him profoundly shapes the emotional core of the story.
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E.
Apoorvai
Apoorvai is a celebrated Marathi literary work by humorist and writer P. L. Deshpande, known for its wit and insightful social observation.
- 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: Avani Target entity description: Avani is the fifth month of the traditional Tamil calendar, typically corresponding to mid-August to mid-September and associated with several important Hindu festivals and observances.
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A.
Aditi
Aditi is a Vedic mother goddess in Hindu mythology, revered as the personification of boundlessness and the mother of many deities.
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B.
Anjali
Anjali is an Indian pediatrician best known as the wife of legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar.
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C.
Madhavi
Madhavi is a celebrated courtesan and pivotal literary figure in ancient Tamil epic tradition, prominently featured in the Sangam-era works Silappatikaram and its sequel Manimekalai.
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D.
Aparna
Aparna is a central character in Satyajit Ray’s film "Apur Sansar," portrayed as Apu’s wife whose relationship with him profoundly shapes the emotional core of the story.
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E.
Apoorvai
Apoorvai is a celebrated Marathi literary work by humorist and writer P. L. Deshpande, known for its wit and insightful social observation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | month of the Tamil calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Tamil culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar calendar ⓘ |
| correspondsRoughlyTo | mid-August to mid-September in the Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| follows | Aadi ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | time for important Vedic rituals in Tamil Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Avani Avittam
ⓘ
Gokulashtami (Krishna Jayanthi) in many years ⓘ Upakarma (Avani Avittam) for Brahmins ⓘ
linked to:
Upakarma
Vinayaka Chaturthi in many years ⓘ |
| hasImportantRitual | sacred thread changing ceremony for many Brahmin communities ⓘ |
| hasScriptForm | அவணி ⓘ |
| is | fifth month of the Tamil solar year ⓘ |
| language | Tamil ⓘ |
| linkedToNakshatra |
Avittam (Dhanishta)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dhanishta
|
| partOf | Tamil calendar ⓘ |
| precedes | Purattasi ⓘ |
| seasonalAssociation | late monsoon period in South India ⓘ |
| timeFrameEnd | around September 16 in the Gregorian calendar (varies by year) ⓘ |
| timeFrameStart | around August 17 in the Gregorian calendar (varies by year) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural seasonal reckoning in Tamil regions
ⓘ
determining dates of Tamil Hindu temple festivals ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ Tamil diaspora communities ⓘ
linked to:
Tamil diaspora
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Avani Description of subject: Avani is the fifth month of the traditional Tamil calendar, typically corresponding to mid-August to mid-September and associated with several important Hindu festivals and observances.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.