Gai Jatra
E828806
Gai Jatra is a traditional Newar festival in Nepal marked by costumed processions, satire, and public remembrance of the dead, intended to console grieving families and celebrate the continuity of life.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gai Jatra canonical | 1 |
| Gai Jatra (processions pass nearby) | 1 |
| Gai Jatra festival | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9874069 — 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: Gai Jatra Context triple: [Newar, festivalsInclude, Gai Jatra]
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A.
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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B.
Bisket Jatra
Bisket Jatra is a major Newar spring festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, celebrated with chariot processions, tug-of-war events, and rituals marking the traditional New Year.
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C.
Antarjali Jatra
Antarjali Jatra is a critically acclaimed Indian Bengali film directed by Goutam Ghose that explores social and religious oppression in 19th-century Bengal.
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D.
Rato Machhindranath Jatra
Rato Machhindranath Jatra is a major traditional chariot festival in the Kathmandu Valley, celebrated for invoking rain and good harvests and deeply rooted in the cultural and religious life of Patan.
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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: Gai Jatra Target entity description: Gai Jatra is a traditional Newar festival in Nepal marked by costumed processions, satire, and public remembrance of the dead, intended to console grieving families and celebrate the continuity of life.
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A.
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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B.
Bisket Jatra
Bisket Jatra is a major Newar spring festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal, celebrated with chariot processions, tug-of-war events, and rituals marking the traditional New Year.
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C.
Antarjali Jatra
Antarjali Jatra is a critically acclaimed Indian Bengali film directed by Goutam Ghose that explores social and religious oppression in 19th-century Bengal.
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D.
Rato Machhindranath Jatra
Rato Machhindranath Jatra is a major traditional chariot festival in the Kathmandu Valley, celebrated for invoking rain and good harvests and deeply rooted in the cultural and religious life of Patan.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
Newar festival ⓘ festival ⓘ |
| approxGregorianMonth |
August
ⓘ
September ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal | cow ⓘ |
| associatedCity |
Bhaktapur
ⓘ
Kathmandu ⓘ Patan ⓘ |
| calendar |
Nepali calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Nepali Bikram Samvat
|
| celebratedIn |
Bhaktapur
ⓘ
Kathmandu ⓘ Lalitpur ⓘ
linked to:
Lalitpur District
|
| coreTheme |
celebration of the continuity of life
ⓘ
consolation of grieving families ⓘ remembrance of the dead ⓘ satire and social criticism ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| culture | Newar ⓘ |
| duration | 1 day ⓘ |
| etymology |
"Gai" means cow in Nepali
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"Jatra" means procession or festival in Nepali ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important intangible cultural heritage of Nepal ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | Malla period in Kathmandu Valley ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Kathmandu Valley ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | covered by Nepali press and television ⓘ |
| participants |
Newar communities
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children dressed in costumes ⓘ families who lost relatives in the previous year ⓘ |
| purpose |
to help families cope with grief
ⓘ
to honor family members who died in the past year ⓘ to promote social harmony through shared mourning ⓘ to remind people of the inevitability of death ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Newar Buddhism ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
comic skits
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costumed processions ⓘ parade of cows or cow-symbols ⓘ satirical acts ⓘ street performances ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
expression of freedom of speech through humor
ⓘ
platform for satire of social and political issues ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cow guides the souls of the dead to the afterlife
ⓘ
laughter as a way to overcome sorrow ⓘ public acknowledgment of mortality ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | month of Bhadra ⓘ |
| typeOfSatire |
political satire
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social satire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gai Jatra Description of subject: Gai Jatra is a traditional Newar festival in Nepal marked by costumed processions, satire, and public remembrance of the dead, intended to console grieving families and celebrate the continuity of life.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gai Jatra
linked to: Gai Jatra