Nanda Devi Mela
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Nanda Devi Mela is a major traditional religious and cultural fair of the Kumaon region in Uttarakhand, India, celebrating the local deity Nanda Devi with rituals, processions, music, and folk performances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nanda Devi Fair | 1 |
| Nanda Devi Mela canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2930619 — 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: Nanda Devi Mela Context triple: [Kumaon, traditionalFestival, Nanda Devi Mela]
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A.
Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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Sibi Mela
Sibi Mela is a traditional annual cultural and livestock festival held in Sibi, Balochistan, featuring folk music, tribal dances, horse and cattle shows, and regional crafts.
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C.
Pushkar Fair
Pushkar Fair is a renowned annual livestock and cultural festival held in the holy town of Pushkar in Rajasthan, India, famous for its camel trading, religious rituals, and vibrant folk celebrations.
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D.
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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E.
Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
- 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: Nanda Devi Mela Target entity description: Nanda Devi Mela is a major traditional religious and cultural fair of the Kumaon region in Uttarakhand, India, celebrating the local deity Nanda Devi with rituals, processions, music, and folk performances.
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A.
Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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B.
Sibi Mela
Sibi Mela is a traditional annual cultural and livestock festival held in Sibi, Balochistan, featuring folk music, tribal dances, horse and cattle shows, and regional crafts.
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C.
Pushkar Fair
Pushkar Fair is a renowned annual livestock and cultural festival held in the holy town of Pushkar in Rajasthan, India, famous for its camel trading, religious rituals, and vibrant folk celebrations.
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D.
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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E.
Kumbh Mela
Kumbh Mela is a massive Hindu pilgrimage and religious festival, held periodically at sacred rivers in India, where millions gather for ritual bathing, prayers, and spiritual observances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
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annual fair ⓘ cultural festival ⓘ religious fair ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Nanda Devi ⓘ |
| attendeeType |
local devotees
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pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Kumaoni culture ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
preservation of Kumaoni traditions
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promotion of local folk arts ⓘ |
| festivalType | local deity festival ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
cultural performances
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devotional singing ⓘ folk dance ⓘ folk music ⓘ local fairs and markets ⓘ processions ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ worship ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
folk theatre
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local food stalls ⓘ traditional crafts stalls ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAspect |
local musical instruments
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oral traditions ⓘ traditional costumes ⓘ |
| hasDanceForm | Kumaoni folk dance ⓘ |
| hasMusicGenre | Kumaoni folk music ⓘ |
| hasProcessionType | deity procession ⓘ |
| hasRitualType |
aarti
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offerings to Nanda Devi ⓘ puja ⓘ |
| honours | goddess Nanda Devi ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Hindi
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Kumaoni ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kumaon ⓘ |
| region |
Himachal Himalaya
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surface form:
Indian Himalayas
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| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance |
important regional cultural event
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important regional religious event ⓘ major traditional fair of Kumaon ⓘ |
| state | Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
celebration of nature and mountains
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devotion to Nanda Devi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nanda Devi Mela Description of subject: Nanda Devi Mela is a major traditional religious and cultural fair of the Kumaon region in Uttarakhand, India, celebrating the local deity Nanda Devi with rituals, processions, music, and folk performances.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nanda Devi Fair