Nanda Devi Mela
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nanda Devi Fair | 1 |
| Nanda Devi Mela canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu festival
ⓘ
annual fair ⓘ cultural festival ⓘ religious fair ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Nanda Devi ⓘ |
| attendeeType |
local devotees
ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Kumaoni culture ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
preservation of Kumaoni traditions
ⓘ
promotion of local folk arts ⓘ |
| festivalType | local deity festival ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
cultural performances
ⓘ
devotional singing ⓘ folk dance ⓘ folk music ⓘ local fairs and markets ⓘ processions ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ worship ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
folk theatre
ⓘ
local food stalls ⓘ traditional crafts stalls ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAspect |
local musical instruments
ⓘ
oral traditions ⓘ traditional costumes ⓘ |
| hasDanceForm | Kumaoni folk dance ⓘ |
| hasMusicGenre | Kumaoni folk music ⓘ |
| hasProcessionType | deity procession ⓘ |
| hasRitualType |
aarti
ⓘ
offerings to Nanda Devi ⓘ puja ⓘ |
| honours | goddess Nanda Devi ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Hindi
ⓘ
Kumaoni ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kumaon ⓘ |
| region |
Himachal Himalaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Himalayas
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance |
important regional cultural event
ⓘ
important regional religious event ⓘ major traditional fair of Kumaon ⓘ |
| state | Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
celebration of nature and mountains
ⓘ
devotion to Nanda Devi ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nanda Devi Fair