Ramleela
E46830
Ramleela is a traditional dramatic reenactment of the Hindu epic Ramayana, performed as a community religious and cultural festival, particularly around the time of Dussehra.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ramleela canonical | 1 |
| Ramlila | 1 |
| Ramlila theatre traditions | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T369449 — 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: Ramleela Context triple: [Indo-Caribbean people, culturalPractice, Ramleela]
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A.
Palashi
Palashi is a town in West Bengal, India, historically renowned as the site of the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in India.
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B.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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C.
Janmashtami
Janmashtami is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with fasting, devotional singing, and night-long vigils.
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D.
Shyamchi Aai
Shyamchi Aai is a classic Marathi autobiographical novel by Sane Guruji that poignantly portrays his childhood and deep bond with his mother.
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E.
Manimekalai
Manimekalai is a classical Tamil Buddhist epic poem, traditionally attributed to the poet Sīthalai Sāttanār, that continues the story of Kovalan and Madhavi’s daughter and explores themes of renunciation and compassion.
- 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: Ramleela Target entity description: Ramleela is a traditional dramatic reenactment of the Hindu epic Ramayana, performed as a community religious and cultural festival, particularly around the time of Dussehra.
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A.
Palashi
Palashi is a town in West Bengal, India, historically renowned as the site of the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in India.
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B.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
-
C.
Janmashtami
Janmashtami is a major Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, observed with fasting, devotional singing, and night-long vigils.
-
D.
Shyamchi Aai
Shyamchi Aai is a classic Marathi autobiographical novel by Sane Guruji that poignantly portrays his childhood and deep bond with his mother.
-
E.
Manimekalai
Manimekalai is a classical Tamil Buddhist epic poem, traditionally attributed to the poet Sīthalai Sāttanār, that continues the story of Kovalan and Madhavi’s daughter and explores themes of renunciation and compassion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival tradition
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cultural festival ⓘ religious drama ⓘ theatrical performance ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival |
Dussehra
ⓘ
Navaratri ⓘ |
| audience | local community ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ramayana ⓘ |
| climaxEvent |
burning of Ravana effigy
ⓘ
celebration of Rama’s victory ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of Hindu religious identity
ⓘ
preservation of epic storytelling traditions ⓘ |
| depicts |
abduction of Sita
ⓘ
battle between Rama and Ravana ⓘ exile of Rama ⓘ life of Rama ⓘ |
| duration |
multiple days
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often 9–10 nights ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional theatre
ⓘ
folk theatre ⓘ |
| includes |
dance
ⓘ
dialogue ⓘ music ⓘ narration ⓘ |
| language |
Awadhi
ⓘ
Bhojpuri ⓘ Hindi ⓘ regional Indian languages ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Hanuman
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Lakshmana ⓘ Rama ⓘ Ravana ⓘ Sita ⓘ |
| participants | local community members ⓘ |
| performanceType |
open-air theatre
ⓘ
processional performance ⓘ |
| popularIn |
Bihar
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Delhi ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| purpose |
community bonding
ⓘ
moral education ⓘ religious devotion ⓘ |
| region |
northern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North India
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfYear | September–October ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ramleela Description of subject: Ramleela is a traditional dramatic reenactment of the Hindu epic Ramayana, performed as a community religious and cultural festival, particularly around the time of Dussehra.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ramlila
this entity surface form:
Ramlila theatre traditions