Jonbeel Mela
E682371
Jonbeel Mela is a traditional barter-based fair in Assam, India, where indigenous communities, including the Tiwa people, gather to trade goods and celebrate their shared cultural heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonbeel Mela canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7710438 — 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: Jonbeel Mela Context triple: [Tiwa people, festival, Jonbeel Mela]
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A.
Sibi Mela
Sibi Mela is a traditional annual cultural and livestock festival held in Sibi, Balochistan, featuring folk music, tribal dances, horse and cattle shows, and regional crafts.
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B.
Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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C.
Magh Mela
Magh Mela is a major annual Hindu religious fair held during the Hindu month of Magha, featuring ritual bathing and pilgrimages at sacred river confluences, especially in Prayagraj, India.
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D.
Rash Mela
Rash Mela is a traditional Hindu religious and cultural fair celebrated in Bankura, West Bengal, featuring devotional rituals, folk performances, and vibrant local markets.
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E.
Nanda Devi Mela
Nanda Devi Mela is a major traditional religious and cultural fair of the Kumaon region in Uttarakhand, India, celebrating the local deity Nanda Devi with rituals, processions, music, and folk performances.
- 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: Jonbeel Mela Target entity description: Jonbeel Mela is a traditional barter-based fair in Assam, India, where indigenous communities, including the Tiwa people, gather to trade goods and celebrate their shared cultural heritage.
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A.
Sibi Mela
Sibi Mela is a traditional annual cultural and livestock festival held in Sibi, Balochistan, featuring folk music, tribal dances, horse and cattle shows, and regional crafts.
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B.
Poush Mela
Poush Mela is an annual cultural fair in Santiniketan, West Bengal, known for its Baul music, folk performances, crafts, and celebration of Bengali rural traditions.
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C.
Magh Mela
Magh Mela is a major annual Hindu religious fair held during the Hindu month of Magha, featuring ritual bathing and pilgrimages at sacred river confluences, especially in Prayagraj, India.
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D.
Rash Mela
Rash Mela is a traditional Hindu religious and cultural fair celebrated in Bankura, West Bengal, featuring devotional rituals, folk performances, and vibrant local markets.
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E.
Nanda Devi Mela
Nanda Devi Mela is a major traditional religious and cultural fair of the Kumaon region in Uttarakhand, India, celebrating the local deity Nanda Devi with rituals, processions, music, and folk performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barter fair
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cultural festival ⓘ traditional fair ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tiwa kingdom
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indigenous governance systems ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalCategory | intangible cultural heritage of Assam ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | celebrates shared cultural heritage of hill and plain communities ⓘ |
| duration | 3 days ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
barter of agricultural products
ⓘ
barter of fish ⓘ barter of forest produce ⓘ barter of handloom and handicraft items ⓘ |
| features |
community feasting
ⓘ
folk music and dance ⓘ royal court of Tiwa king ⓘ traditional games ⓘ |
| governedBy | Tiwa traditional king (Lalung king) ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
community prayers for prosperity
ⓘ
tribute offering to Tiwa king by participating communities ⓘ |
| heldAround | Jonbeel wetland ⓘ |
| historicalContinuity | practiced for several centuries ⓘ |
| languageContext |
Assamese
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Tiwa language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Assam ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Morigaon district ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jagiroad ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Jaintia people
ⓘ
Karbi people ⓘ Khasi people ⓘ Tiwa people ⓘ other indigenous communities of Assam ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Tiwa Autonomous Council (in contemporary times)
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiwa Autonomous Council
|
| paymentMode | exchange of goods without money ⓘ |
| purpose |
exchange of surplus goods
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preservation of indigenous barter traditions ⓘ strengthening ties between hill tribes and plains communities ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | unique surviving barter fair in India ⓘ |
| region | Northeast India ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | associated with traditional Tiwa beliefs and rituals ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
affirmation of ethnic identity
ⓘ
platform for inter-community interaction ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
January
ⓘ
Magh (Assamese month) ⓘ
linked to:
Magha
|
| tourismAspect |
attracts cultural researchers
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attracts domestic tourists ⓘ |
| tradeType | cashless barter system ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Jonbeel Mela Description of subject: Jonbeel Mela is a traditional barter-based fair in Assam, India, where indigenous communities, including the Tiwa people, gather to trade goods and celebrate their shared cultural heritage.
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