Diya Kepeema
E936500
Diya Kepeema is a traditional Sri Lankan water-cutting ritual performed at the conclusion of the Kandy Esala Perahera to symbolically purify and bless the land and its people.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diya Kepeema canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11608457 — 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: Diya Kepeema Context triple: [Esala Perahera, concludingRitual, Diya Kepeema]
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A.
Diya
Diya is the daughter of popular Indian actor Suriya.
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B.
Aye Davanita
"Aye Davanita" is an instrumental track by the American rock band Pearl Jam, featured on their 1994 album *Vitalogy*.
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C.
Dola
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D.
Bairi Piya
Bairi Piya is a popular Hindi film song best known for being one of Shreya Ghoshal’s breakthrough performances in Bollywood playback singing.
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E.
Dhani
Dhani is the son of former Beatle George Harrison and an English musician and composer in his own right.
- 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: Diya Kepeema Target entity description: Diya Kepeema is a traditional Sri Lankan water-cutting ritual performed at the conclusion of the Kandy Esala Perahera to symbolically purify and bless the land and its people.
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A.
Diya
Diya is the daughter of popular Indian actor Suriya.
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B.
Aye Davanita
"Aye Davanita" is an instrumental track by the American rock band Pearl Jam, featured on their 1994 album *Vitalogy*.
-
C.
Dola
Dola is an island located within Lake Rakshastal in western Tibet, near the sacred Mount Kailash region.
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D.
Bairi Piya
Bairi Piya is a popular Hindi film song best known for being one of Shreya Ghoshal’s breakthrough performances in Bollywood playback singing.
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E.
Dhani
Dhani is the son of former Beatle George Harrison and an English musician and composer in his own right.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious ceremony
ⓘ
ritual ⓘ traditional practice ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kandy Esala Perahera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culture | Sri Lankan culture ⓘ |
| etymology | Sinhala term meaning water-cutting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualType | water-cutting ceremony ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | intangible cultural heritage of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sinhala ⓘ |
| linkedFestival | Esala Perahera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAtEndOf | Kandy Esala Perahera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Buddhist clergy
ⓘ
ritual specialists ⓘ |
| performedFor |
prosperity of the people
ⓘ
well-being of the country ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Kandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
blessing of the land
ⓘ
blessing of the people ⓘ symbolic purification ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Temple of the Tooth Relic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| symbolism |
fertility of the land
ⓘ
protection ⓘ purification ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
Esala month
ⓘ
July–August ⓘ |
| usesElement | water ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diya Kepeema Description of subject: Diya Kepeema is a traditional Sri Lankan water-cutting ritual performed at the conclusion of the Kandy Esala Perahera to symbolically purify and bless the land and its people.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.