Lai Haraoba
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Lai Haraoba is a traditional religious and cultural festival of the Meitei people of Manipur, celebrating local deities through ritual dance, music, and storytelling.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lai Haraoba canonical | 4 |
| Lai Haraoba dance | 1 |
| Manipuri Lai Haraoba (as practiced locally) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6060784 — 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: Lai Haraoba Context triple: [Meitei people, festival, Lai Haraoba]
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A.
Bihu
Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
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B.
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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C.
Tihar
Tihar is a major Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal and parts of India, known for its multi-day worship of animals, lights, and the goddess Lakshmi.
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D.
Uttarayan Festival
Uttarayan Festival is a major kite-flying and harvest celebration in Gujarat, India, marking the transition of the sun into the northern hemisphere and the arrival of longer days.
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E.
Dasara festival
Dasara festival is a grand Hindu celebration in Mysuru, Karnataka, famed for its royal processions, cultural performances, and elaborate worship of the goddess Chamundeshwari.
- 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: Lai Haraoba Target entity description: Lai Haraoba is a traditional religious and cultural festival of the Meitei people of Manipur, celebrating local deities through ritual dance, music, and storytelling.
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A.
Bihu
Bihu is a major Assamese festival in India that marks seasonal changes and the agrarian New Year with music, dance, and community celebrations.
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B.
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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C.
Tihar
Tihar is a major Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal and parts of India, known for its multi-day worship of animals, lights, and the goddess Lakshmi.
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D.
Uttarayan Festival
Uttarayan Festival is a major kite-flying and harvest celebration in Gujarat, India, marking the transition of the sun into the northern hemisphere and the arrival of longer days.
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E.
Dasara festival
Dasara festival is a grand Hindu celebration in Mysuru, Karnataka, famed for its royal processions, cultural performances, and elaborate worship of the goddess Chamundeshwari.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Meitei festival
ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ traditional festival ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Meitei
ⓘ
linked to:
Meitei people
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalFunction |
training of young performers
ⓘ
transmission of oral traditions ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of Meitei identity
ⓘ
preservation of Meitei myths and legends ⓘ |
| duration | multi-day festival ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
community participation
ⓘ
processions ⓘ ritual reenactment of creation ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
dramatic enactments
ⓘ
offerings and sacrifices ⓘ sacred games ⓘ song sequences ⓘ |
| honorsDeities |
Umang Lai
ⓘ
local deities ⓘ |
| includesRitual |
Maibi dance
ⓘ
linked to:
Khamba Thoibi Jagoi dance
offerings to deities ⓘ pena music performance ⓘ ritual storytelling ⓘ |
| languageOfRituals | Meitei language ⓘ |
| mainElements |
music
ⓘ
ritual dance ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| performedAt |
local shrines of Umang Lai
ⓘ
sacred groves ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Maibi priestesses
ⓘ
traditional musicians ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Meitei people ⓘ |
| practicedIn | Manipur ⓘ |
| region | Northeast India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Meitei mythology
ⓘ
Umang Lai worship ⓘ |
| religion | Sanamahism ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
propitiation of local deities
ⓘ
seeking blessings for community well-being ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Meitei religion
ⓘ
linked to:
Meitei mythology
|
| seasonalAssociation | varies by locality ⓘ |
| typeOfDanceForm | ritual dance theatre ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
cymbals
ⓘ
drums ⓘ pena ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lai Haraoba Description of subject: Lai Haraoba is a traditional religious and cultural festival of the Meitei people of Manipur, celebrating local deities through ritual dance, music, and storytelling.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lai Haraoba
linked to: Lai Haraoba