Nata Sankirtana
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Nata Sankirtana is a traditional Meitei devotional music and dance form from Manipur, India, characterized by ritual singing, drumming, and storytelling in honor of Hindu deities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nata Sankirtana canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6060768 — 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: Nata Sankirtana Context triple: [Meitei people, classicalMusic, Nata Sankirtana]
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A.
Keslapur Jathra
Keslapur Jathra is a major tribal religious fair in Telangana, India, celebrated by the Gond community in honor of their deity Nagoba.
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B.
Chhayanaut
Chhayanaut is a prominent Bangladeshi cultural organization renowned for promoting Bengali music, arts, and traditions, especially through its iconic celebrations of Pohela Boishakh.
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C.
Rath Yatra
Rath Yatra is a major Hindu chariot festival, most famously celebrated in Puri, Odisha, featuring grand processions of deities pulled on massive wooden chariots by devotees.
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D.
Nritya Ganapati
Nritya Ganapati is a dancing form of the Hindu god Ganesha, revered as a joyful bestower of artistic inspiration, success, and auspicious beginnings.
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E.
Tandava
Tandava is the vigorous, cosmic dance of the Hindu god Shiva, symbolizing creation, preservation, and destruction of the universe.
- 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: Nata Sankirtana Target entity description: Nata Sankirtana is a traditional Meitei devotional music and dance form from Manipur, India, characterized by ritual singing, drumming, and storytelling in honor of Hindu deities.
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A.
Keslapur Jathra
Keslapur Jathra is a major tribal religious fair in Telangana, India, celebrated by the Gond community in honor of their deity Nagoba.
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B.
Chhayanaut
Chhayanaut is a prominent Bangladeshi cultural organization renowned for promoting Bengali music, arts, and traditions, especially through its iconic celebrations of Pohela Boishakh.
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C.
Rath Yatra
Rath Yatra is a major Hindu chariot festival, most famously celebrated in Puri, Odisha, featuring grand processions of deities pulled on massive wooden chariots by devotees.
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D.
Nritya Ganapati
Nritya Ganapati is a dancing form of the Hindu god Ganesha, revered as a joyful bestower of artistic inspiration, success, and auspicious beginnings.
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E.
Tandava
Tandava is the vigorous, cosmic dance of the Hindu god Shiva, symbolizing creation, preservation, and destruction of the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
devotional music and dance tradition
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ performing art ⓘ |
| artForm |
dance
ⓘ
music ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ras Lila of Manipur
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Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| component |
drumming
ⓘ
ritual singing ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| coreElement |
collective singing of sacred texts
ⓘ
narration of episodes from Hindu scriptures ⓘ rhythmic drum patterns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culture |
Meitei
ⓘ
linked to:
Meitei people
|
| devotionalTo |
Hindu deities
ⓘ
Krishna ⓘ Radha ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Meitei people ⓘ |
| function |
community bonding
ⓘ
devotional worship ⓘ religious storytelling ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional music
ⓘ
religious dance ⓘ |
| language | Meitei language ⓘ |
| movementType | ritual dance ⓘ |
| originPeriod | pre‑modern Manipur ⓘ |
| performedAt |
life‑cycle rituals
ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| performedDuring | Hindu religious ceremonies ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Meitei Hindu communities ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| region | Manipur ⓘ |
| relatedPractice |
bhakti devotional traditions
ⓘ
kirtan ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| state | Manipur ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| UNESCODomain |
performing arts
ⓘ
social practices, rituals and festive events ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
kartal (cymbals)
ⓘ
pung (Meitei drum) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nata Sankirtana Description of subject: Nata Sankirtana is a traditional Meitei devotional music and dance form from Manipur, India, characterized by ritual singing, drumming, and storytelling in honor of Hindu deities.
Referenced by (2)
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