Narali Purnima
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Narali Purnima is a coastal Hindu festival, especially observed in the Konkan region, that marks the onset of the fishing season and involves offering coconuts to the sea for safety and prosperity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Narali Purnima canonical | 4 |
| Nariyal Purnima | 2 |
| Purnima | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T617957 — 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: Narali Purnima Context triple: [Konkan, hasFestival, Narali Purnima]
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A.
Navaratri
Navaratri is a major Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in her various forms, celebrated with fasting, prayers, music, dance, and cultural rituals.
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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.
Dussehra
Dussehra is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil, most prominently marked in northern India by the burning of effigies of the demon king Ravana.
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E.
Lohri
Lohri is a popular Punjabi winter harvest festival celebrated with bonfires, folk songs, and traditional foods to mark the end of the winter solstice.
- 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: Narali Purnima Target entity description: Narali Purnima is a coastal Hindu festival, especially observed in the Konkan region, that marks the onset of the fishing season and involves offering coconuts to the sea for safety and prosperity.
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A.
Navaratri
Navaratri is a major Hindu festival of nine nights dedicated to the worship of the Divine Mother in her various forms, celebrated with fasting, prayers, music, dance, and cultural rituals.
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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.
Dussehra
Dussehra is a major Hindu festival that celebrates the victory of good over evil, most prominently marked in northern India by the burning of effigies of the demon king Ravana.
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E.
Lohri
Lohri is a popular Punjabi winter harvest festival celebrated with bonfires, folk songs, and traditional foods to mark the end of the winter solstice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ seasonal festival ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Lord Shiva
ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
Lord Vishnu ⓘ
linked to:
Vishnu
Varuna ⓘ |
| associatedElement | sea ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Arabian Sea ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity |
Koli community
ⓘ
fishing communities ⓘ |
| calendar | Hindu lunar calendar ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of maritime culture
ⓘ
thanksgiving to the sea ⓘ |
| economicSignificance | resumption of full-scale fishing activities ⓘ |
| etymology |
'Purnima' refers to full moon
ⓘ
name derived from Marathi word 'naral' meaning coconut ⓘ |
| fallsOn | full moon day of Shravan month ⓘ |
| foodItem |
coconut laddoo
ⓘ
narali bhaat ⓘ sweet coconut-based dishes ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Coconut Day
ⓘ
Coconut Festival ⓘ |
| mainOffering | coconut ⓘ |
| marks | onset of fishing season ⓘ |
| observedBy | Hindus in coastal areas ⓘ |
| observedInRegion |
Goa
ⓘ
Konkan ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ coastal western India ⓘ |
| purpose |
to pray for prosperity
ⓘ
to pray for safety of fishermen ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Raksha Bandhan
ⓘ
Shravani Purnima ⓘ
linked to:
Sharad Purnima
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritual |
decorating boats
ⓘ
offering coconuts to the sea ⓘ performing puja on boats ⓘ tying protective threads ⓘ |
| safetyBelief |
rituals ensure protection from storms
ⓘ
rituals ensure safe voyages for boats ⓘ |
| socialAspect |
community gatherings on beaches
ⓘ
folk songs and dances ⓘ |
| symbolism |
coconut symbolizes offering of self to the divine
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sea symbolizes source of livelihood ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | monsoon season ⓘ |
| typeOfDay | festival day ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Narali Purnima Description of subject: Narali Purnima is a coastal Hindu festival, especially observed in the Konkan region, that marks the onset of the fishing season and involves offering coconuts to the sea for safety and prosperity.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Narali Purnima
linked to: Narali Purnima