Pattini Devale Perahera
E945245
Pattini Devale Perahera is a traditional Sri Lankan religious procession held in honor of the goddess Pattini as part of the larger Esala Perahera festival in Kandy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kumbal Perahera | 1 |
| Pattini Devale Perahera canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11608453 — 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: Pattini Devale Perahera Context triple: [Esala Perahera, associatedDeityProcession, Pattini Devale Perahera]
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A.
Esala Perahera
Esala Perahera is a grand annual Buddhist procession in Kandy, Sri Lanka, famed for its elaborately decorated elephants, traditional dancers, and veneration of the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha.
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B.
Sabaragamuwa dance
Sabaragamuwa dance is a traditional Sri Lankan dance form associated with the Sabaragamuwa region, known for its ritualistic performances, rhythmic drumming, and vibrant costumes within Sinhalese culture.
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C.
Sinhalese New Year
Sinhalese New Year is a major traditional festival in Sri Lanka, marking the solar new year with cultural rituals, family gatherings, and celebrations among the Sinhalese community.
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D.
Republic Day of Sri Lanka
Republic Day of Sri Lanka is the national holiday commemorating the country’s transition to a republic and the adoption of its republican constitution, marking full sovereignty beyond its earlier independence.
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E.
Thingyan festival
Thingyan festival is the traditional Burmese New Year water festival, celebrated nationwide in Myanmar with water-throwing, religious merit-making, and communal festivities marking the transition to a new year.
- 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: Pattini Devale Perahera Target entity description: Pattini Devale Perahera is a traditional Sri Lankan religious procession held in honor of the goddess Pattini as part of the larger Esala Perahera festival in Kandy.
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A.
Esala Perahera
Esala Perahera is a grand annual Buddhist procession in Kandy, Sri Lanka, famed for its elaborately decorated elephants, traditional dancers, and veneration of the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha.
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B.
Sabaragamuwa dance
Sabaragamuwa dance is a traditional Sri Lankan dance form associated with the Sabaragamuwa region, known for its ritualistic performances, rhythmic drumming, and vibrant costumes within Sinhalese culture.
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C.
Sinhalese New Year
Sinhalese New Year is a major traditional festival in Sri Lanka, marking the solar new year with cultural rituals, family gatherings, and celebrations among the Sinhalese community.
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D.
Republic Day of Sri Lanka
Republic Day of Sri Lanka is the national holiday commemorating the country’s transition to a republic and the adoption of its republican constitution, marking full sovereignty beyond its earlier independence.
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E.
Thingyan festival
Thingyan festival is the traditional Burmese New Year water festival, celebrated nationwide in Myanmar with water-throwing, religious merit-making, and communal festivities marking the transition to a new year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist and Hindu ritual
ⓘ
Sri Lankan cultural tradition ⓘ religious procession ⓘ |
| associatedAttributeOfDeity |
chastity
ⓘ
healing ⓘ protection from epidemics ⓘ |
| associatedDevale | Pattini Devale, Kandy ⓘ |
| associatedRitual | offerings to Pattini at Pattini Devale ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kandy Maligawa complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Dalada Maligawa complex
Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa) ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Dalada Maligawa complex
|
| audience |
domestic tourists
ⓘ
foreign tourists ⓘ local devotees ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Kandyan region
ⓘ
linked to:
Kandyan
|
| culturalSignificance | symbol of syncretic Buddhist-Hindu worship in Kandy ⓘ |
| festivalMonth |
Esala
ⓘ
linked to:
Esala Poya
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Sri Lanka’s intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| honorsDeity | Goddess Pattini ⓘ |
| includesElement |
caparisoned elephants
ⓘ
dancers ⓘ flag bearers ⓘ torch bearers ⓘ traditional drummers ⓘ |
| languageContext | Sinhala ⓘ |
| linkedBelief | Pattini cult in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kandy ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Pattini Devale custodians
ⓘ
linked to:
Pattini Devale
|
| partOf |
Kandy Esala Perahera
ⓘ
linked to:
Esala Perahera
|
| performedDuring | annual Esala Perahera ⓘ |
| processionRoute | streets of Kandy city ⓘ |
| processionType | night procession ⓘ |
| purpose |
invoking protection from disease and misfortune
ⓘ
seeking blessings for fertility and health ⓘ veneration of Pattini ⓘ |
| relatedProcession |
Kataragama Devale Perahera
ⓘ
linked to:
Kataragama Perahera
Natha Devale Perahera ⓘ Vishnu Devale Perahera ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualContext | held parallel to the main Dalada Perahera ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianMonth |
August
ⓘ
July ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pattini Devale Perahera Description of subject: Pattini Devale Perahera is a traditional Sri Lankan religious procession held in honor of the goddess Pattini as part of the larger Esala Perahera festival in Kandy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pattini Devale Perahera