Devol Maduwa ritual
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The Devol Maduwa ritual is a traditional Sri Lankan exorcistic and healing ceremony, especially prominent in the Low Country, that invokes the deity Devol to protect communities from misfortune and disease.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Devol Maduwa ritual 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: Devol Maduwa ritual Context triple: [Low Country dance, notableElement, Devol Maduwa ritual]
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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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Tawur Kesanga ritual
Tawur Kesanga ritual is a Balinese Hindu purification and exorcism ceremony held on the eve of Nyepi to restore cosmic balance by warding off negative forces.
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C.
Bhoota Kola ritual
The Bhoota Kola ritual is a traditional spirit worship ceremony of coastal Karnataka involving elaborate night-long performances, trance, and possession to honor local deities and ancestral spirits.
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D.
Ritual of Chüd
The Ritual of Chüd is a mystical, mind-to-mind battle of wills and imagination used in Stephen King’s "It" as the primary method by which the protagonists confront and attempt to defeat the creature.
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E.
Marapu ceremonies
Marapu ceremonies are traditional ancestral and spiritual rituals of the indigenous Marapu belief system in Sumba, Indonesia, involving offerings, sacred chants, and communal gatherings to honor deities and ancestors.
- 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: Devol Maduwa ritual Target entity description: The Devol Maduwa ritual is a traditional Sri Lankan exorcistic and healing ceremony, especially prominent in the Low Country, that invokes the deity Devol to protect communities from misfortune and disease.
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A.
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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B.
Tawur Kesanga ritual
Tawur Kesanga ritual is a Balinese Hindu purification and exorcism ceremony held on the eve of Nyepi to restore cosmic balance by warding off negative forces.
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C.
Bhoota Kola ritual
The Bhoota Kola ritual is a traditional spirit worship ceremony of coastal Karnataka involving elaborate night-long performances, trance, and possession to honor local deities and ancestral spirits.
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D.
Ritual of Chüd
The Ritual of Chüd is a mystical, mind-to-mind battle of wills and imagination used in Stephen King’s "It" as the primary method by which the protagonists confront and attempt to defeat the creature.
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E.
Marapu ceremonies
Marapu ceremonies are traditional ancestral and spiritual rituals of the indigenous Marapu belief system in Sumba, Indonesia, involving offerings, sacred chants, and communal gatherings to honor deities and ancestors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exorcistic ceremony
ⓘ
healing ceremony ⓘ ritual ⓘ traditional Sri Lankan ritual ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
ensuring communal well-being
ⓘ
restoring health of afflicted persons ⓘ warding off evil spirits ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Sri Lankan Low Country
ⓘ
linked to:
Lowland Sri Lanka
|
| associatedWith |
Low Country Sinhalese communities
ⓘ
linked to:
Sinhalese people
|
| countryOfOrigin | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Low Country dance tradition
ⓘ
Sinhalese culture ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
expression of local religious identity
ⓘ
ritualized conflict resolution ⓘ social cohesion ⓘ |
| hasGenre | Low Country healing ritual ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Sinhala ⓘ |
| hasMainDeity | Devol deity ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
exorcism
ⓘ
healing ⓘ protection from disease ⓘ protection from misfortune ⓘ |
| hasTemporalAspect | performed overnight in many cases ⓘ |
| hasTransmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| invokes | Devol deity ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Devol devales
ⓘ
village shrines ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Low Country dancers
ⓘ
linked to:
Low Country dance
exorcist-priests ⓘ ritual specialists ⓘ |
| performedFor |
entire communities
ⓘ
individual patients ⓘ |
| relatedRitual |
Bali ritual
ⓘ
Sanni Yakuma ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Sinhala Buddhist folk religion
ⓘ
Sri Lankan folk religion ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
decline of traditional ritual specialists
ⓘ
modernization ⓘ |
| usesElement |
altars
ⓘ
chanting ⓘ costumes ⓘ dance ⓘ drumming ⓘ masks ⓘ offerings ⓘ |
| usesMusic | traditional Low Country drum ensembles ⓘ |
| usesPerformanceMode | improvised dialogue and recitation ⓘ |
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