Melasti purification ceremony
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The Melasti purification ceremony is a Balinese Hindu ritual held before Nyepi in which sacred objects and devotees are taken to the sea or other bodies of water to be ritually cleansed and purified.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melasti purification ceremony canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5436095 — 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: Melasti purification ceremony Context triple: [Nyepi, associatedRitual, Melasti purification ceremony]
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A.
Machi healing ceremony
The Machi healing ceremony is a traditional Mapuche spiritual and medicinal rite led by a shamanic healer to restore balance and well-being within individuals and the community.
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B.
Kuomboka ceremony
The Kuomboka ceremony is a traditional annual Lozi royal barge procession in western Zambia, marking the Litunga’s move from the flooded Barotse Floodplain to higher ground and celebrated with elaborate music, dance, and regalia.
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C.
Tulabharam ritual
The Tulabharam ritual is a Hindu ceremonial practice in which a devotee is weighed on a scale and an equivalent weight of offerings—often gold, grains, or other valuables—is donated, famously linked to the story of Satyabhama and Krishna.
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D.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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E.
Sema ceremony
The Sema ceremony is a traditional Mevlevi Sufi ritual of music and whirling dance symbolizing spiritual ascent and union with the divine.
- 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: Melasti purification ceremony Target entity description: The Melasti purification ceremony is a Balinese Hindu ritual held before Nyepi in which sacred objects and devotees are taken to the sea or other bodies of water to be ritually cleansed and purified.
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A.
Machi healing ceremony
The Machi healing ceremony is a traditional Mapuche spiritual and medicinal rite led by a shamanic healer to restore balance and well-being within individuals and the community.
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B.
Kuomboka ceremony
The Kuomboka ceremony is a traditional annual Lozi royal barge procession in western Zambia, marking the Litunga’s move from the flooded Barotse Floodplain to higher ground and celebrated with elaborate music, dance, and regalia.
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C.
Tulabharam ritual
The Tulabharam ritual is a Hindu ceremonial practice in which a devotee is weighed on a scale and an equivalent weight of offerings—often gold, grains, or other valuables—is donated, famously linked to the story of Satyabhama and Krishna.
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D.
Asalha Puja
Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
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E.
Sema ceremony
The Sema ceremony is a traditional Mevlevi Sufi ritual of music and whirling dance symbolizing spiritual ascent and union with the divine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Balinese Hindu ritual
ⓘ
religious ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Balinese New Year
ⓘ
linked to:
Nyepi
Nyepi ⓘ |
| calendarSystem |
Balinese Saka calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Saka calendar
|
| category |
Balinese Hindu rituals
ⓘ
Hindu festivals in Indonesia ⓘ water rituals ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Balinese culture ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
procession from temple to sea
ⓘ
public communal worship ⓘ transport of temple deities ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
local villagers
ⓘ
priests ⓘ temple communities ⓘ |
| includesProcess |
offerings
ⓘ
prayers ⓘ ritual bathing ⓘ taking devotees to water ⓘ taking sacred objects to water ⓘ |
| involvesObject |
ritual paraphernalia
ⓘ
sacred heirlooms ⓘ temple effigies ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Nyepi ⓘ |
| performedAt |
lake
ⓘ
other bodies of water ⓘ river ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Balinese Hindus
ⓘ
linked to:
Balinese Hinduism
|
| practicedIn | Bali ⓘ |
| purpose |
purification of devotees
ⓘ
purification of sacred objects ⓘ ritual purification ⓘ spiritual cleansing ⓘ |
| region |
island of Bali
ⓘ
linked to:
Bali
|
| relatedConcept | tirtha (holy water) ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Balinese Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cleansing of the world from impurities
ⓘ
renewal before the New Year ⓘ restoration of cosmic balance ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | before Balinese Day of Silence ⓘ |
| typeOfPurification |
collective purification
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ritual cleansing of nature ⓘ |
| usesElement | water ⓘ |
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Subject: Melasti purification ceremony Description of subject: The Melasti purification ceremony is a Balinese Hindu ritual held before Nyepi in which sacred objects and devotees are taken to the sea or other bodies of water to be ritually cleansed and purified.
Referenced by (4)
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