Dosmoche festival
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The Dosmoche festival is a traditional Ladakhi Buddhist celebration marked by masked dances and ritual performances to ward off evil and ensure prosperity, observed at monasteries such as Diskit in the Nubra Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dosmoche festival canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dosmoche festival Context triple: [Diskit Monastery, hostsFestival, Dosmoche festival]
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A.
Sandurot Festival
Sandurot Festival is a cultural celebration in Dumaguete City, Philippines, featuring street dancing, colorful costumes, and events that honor the city’s history of hospitality and diverse heritage.
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B.
Lemlunay Festival
Lemlunay Festival is an annual cultural celebration in Sarangani, Philippines, showcasing the rich traditions, music, and dances of the province’s indigenous peoples, particularly the Blaan.
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C.
Asafotufiam festival
Asafotufiam festival is a traditional Ga-Dangme celebration in Ghana that commemorates historic military victories and honors ancestral warriors through drumming, dancing, and ceremonial musket firing.
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D.
Bakatue Festival
Bakatue Festival is a traditional annual celebration in Elmina, Ghana, marking the symbolic opening of the fishing season with colorful rituals, processions, and cultural performances.
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E.
Fête des Cornemuses
Fête des Cornemuses was the original name of the major Celtic music and culture festival now known as the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in Brittany, France.
- 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: Dosmoche festival Target entity description: The Dosmoche festival is a traditional Ladakhi Buddhist celebration marked by masked dances and ritual performances to ward off evil and ensure prosperity, observed at monasteries such as Diskit in the Nubra Valley.
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A.
Sandurot Festival
Sandurot Festival is a cultural celebration in Dumaguete City, Philippines, featuring street dancing, colorful costumes, and events that honor the city’s history of hospitality and diverse heritage.
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B.
Lemlunay Festival
Lemlunay Festival is an annual cultural celebration in Sarangani, Philippines, showcasing the rich traditions, music, and dances of the province’s indigenous peoples, particularly the Blaan.
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C.
Asafotufiam festival
Asafotufiam festival is a traditional Ga-Dangme celebration in Ghana that commemorates historic military victories and honors ancestral warriors through drumming, dancing, and ceremonial musket firing.
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D.
Bakatue Festival
Bakatue Festival is a traditional annual celebration in Elmina, Ghana, marking the symbolic opening of the fishing season with colorful rituals, processions, and cultural performances.
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E.
Fête des Cornemuses
Fête des Cornemuses was the original name of the major Celtic music and culture festival now known as the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in Brittany, France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
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cultural festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ladakh
NERFINISHED
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Ladakhi culture ⓘ |
| attire |
elaborate masks
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ritual costumes ⓘ |
| audience |
local Ladakhi community
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pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important event in Ladakhi Buddhist ritual calendar
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major winter festival of Ladakh ⓘ |
| duration | two to three days ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | Tibetan lunar calendar ⓘ |
| hasPart |
burning of ritual effigies
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cham dance NERFINISHED ⓘ creation of ritual thread crosses ⓘ masked dances ⓘ ritual offerings ⓘ ritual performances ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of intangible cultural heritage of Ladakh ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Ladakhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan ⓘ |
| music |
cymbals
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drums ⓘ horns ⓘ traditional monastic instruments ⓘ |
| observedAt |
Diskit Monastery
NERFINISHED
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Leh Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ various monasteries in Ladakh ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Ladakh
NERFINISHED
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Leh NERFINISHED ⓘ Nubra Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
masked dancers
ⓘ
monks ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure prosperity
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protection from misfortune ⓘ purification of community ⓘ ward off evil ⓘ |
| region |
Himalayas
NERFINISHED
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Trans-Himalayan region ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Year purification rituals
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Tibetan Buddhist cham festivals ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
around February
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around the end of the Tibetan lunar year ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Dosmoche festival Description of subject: The Dosmoche festival is a traditional Ladakhi Buddhist celebration marked by masked dances and ritual performances to ward off evil and ensure prosperity, observed at monasteries such as Diskit in the Nubra Valley.
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