Kannada calendar
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The Kannada calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar system used predominantly in the Indian state of Karnataka to determine festivals, auspicious days, and agricultural cycles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kannada calendar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8550495 — 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: Kannada calendar Context triple: [Tamil calendar, relatedTo, Kannada calendar]
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A.
Tamil calendar
The Tamil calendar is a traditional solar-lunar calendar used primarily in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities worldwide to determine festivals, agricultural cycles, and auspicious dates.
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B.
Malayalam calendar
The Malayalam calendar is a traditional solar calendar used predominantly in the Indian state of Kerala for cultural, religious, and agricultural purposes.
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C.
Bengali calendar
The Bengali calendar is a traditional solar calendar used primarily in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and the Bengali New Year.
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D.
Odia calendar
The Odia calendar is a traditional regional timekeeping system used in the Indian state of Odisha that follows Hindu religious observances, festivals, and agricultural cycles.
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E.
Nanakshahi calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar used in Sikhism to determine the dates of religious festivals and commemorate events in the lives of the Sikh Gurus.
- 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: Kannada calendar Target entity description: The Kannada calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar system used predominantly in the Indian state of Karnataka to determine festivals, auspicious days, and agricultural cycles.
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A.
Tamil calendar
The Tamil calendar is a traditional solar-lunar calendar used primarily in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities worldwide to determine festivals, agricultural cycles, and auspicious dates.
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B.
Malayalam calendar
The Malayalam calendar is a traditional solar calendar used predominantly in the Indian state of Kerala for cultural, religious, and agricultural purposes.
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C.
Bengali calendar
The Bengali calendar is a traditional solar calendar used primarily in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and the Bengali New Year.
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D.
Odia calendar
The Odia calendar is a traditional regional timekeeping system used in the Indian state of Odisha that follows Hindu religious observances, festivals, and agricultural cycles.
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E.
Nanakshahi calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar is a solar calendar used in Sikhism to determine the dates of religious festivals and commemorate events in the lives of the Sikh Gurus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| alignsWith | solar transit of the Sun into zodiac signs ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Kannada ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | South India ⓘ |
| basedOn |
lunar months
ⓘ
solar year ⓘ |
| follows | Hindu calendar system ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
ayana
ⓘ
masa ⓘ nakshatra ⓘ ritu ⓘ samvatsara ⓘ tithi ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
adhika masa
ⓘ
ksaya masa ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Deepavali
ⓘ
linked to:
Diwali
Ganesh Chaturthi ⓘ Karaga festival ⓘ Mahashivaratri ⓘ
linked to:
Maha Shivaratri
Makara Sankranti ⓘ
linked to:
Makar Sankranti
Navaratri ⓘ Ugadi ⓘ |
| hasMonth |
Ashadha
ⓘ
Ashwayuja ⓘ Bhadrapada ⓘ Chaitra ⓘ
linked to:
Chaitra month
Jyeshtha ⓘ
linked to:
Jyestha
Kartika ⓘ Magha ⓘ Margashira ⓘ Phalguna ⓘ Pushya ⓘ Shravana ⓘ Vaishakha ⓘ |
| hasNewYear | Ugadi ⓘ |
| newYearFallsIn |
Chaitra
ⓘ
linked to:
Chaitra month
|
| relatedTo |
Shalivahana Shaka
ⓘ
Vikram Samvat ⓘ
linked to:
Nepali Bikram Samvat
|
| usedBy |
Hindu communities in Karnataka
ⓘ
Kannada people ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural cycles
ⓘ
determining auspicious days ⓘ determining festivals ⓘ fixing temple festivals ⓘ planning religious rituals ⓘ selecting housewarming dates ⓘ selecting marriage dates ⓘ |
| usedIn | Karnataka ⓘ |
| usesEra | Shaka era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kannada calendar Description of subject: The Kannada calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar system used predominantly in the Indian state of Karnataka to determine festivals, auspicious days, and agricultural cycles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.