Rama

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Hindu deity avatar of Vishnu epic hero mythological king mythological prince

Rama is a major Hindu deity and the virtuous prince-king of Ayodhya, revered as the seventh avatar of Vishnu and hero of the epic Ramayana.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Rama canonical	144
Lord Rama	19
Rama and Sita	3
Govinda	1
Rama (a figure in Hindu tradition)	1
Rama and Sugriva	1
Rama with the axe	1
Ramachandra	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859543 — 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: Rama
Context triple: [Diwali, associatedDeity, Rama]

A. Hanuman
Hanuman is a revered Hindu deity known for his immense strength, unwavering devotion to Lord Rama, and central role in the epic Ramayana.
B. Krishna
Krishna is a major Hindu deity revered as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and celebrated for his roles as a divine lover, charioteer, and teacher in texts like the Bhagavad Gita and the Mahabharata.
C. Krishna
Krishna is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
D. Indra
Indra is the king of the gods and lord of storms, war, and the heavens in ancient Vedic and Hindu mythology.
E. Ravi
Ravi is one of the major rivers of northern India and Pakistan, flowing through the Punjab region and serving as an important tributary of the Indus River system.
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: Rama
Target entity description: Rama is a major Hindu deity and the virtuous prince-king of Ayodhya, revered as the seventh avatar of Vishnu and hero of the epic Ramayana.

A. Hanuman
Hanuman is a revered Hindu deity known for his immense strength, unwavering devotion to Lord Rama, and central role in the epic Ramayana.
B. Krishna
Krishna is a major river in southern India that flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.
C. Krishna
Krishna is a major Hindu deity revered as the eighth avatar of Vishnu and celebrated for his roles as a divine lover, charioteer, and teacher in texts like the Bhagavad Gita and the Mahabharata.
D. Indra
Indra is the king of the gods and lord of storms, war, and the heavens in ancient Vedic and Hindu mythology.
E. Ravi
Ravi is one of the major rivers of northern India and Pakistan, flowing through the Punjab region and serving as an important tributary of the Indus River system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu deity ⓘ avatar of Vishnu ⓘ epic hero ⓘ mythological king ⓘ mythological prince ⓘ
associatedDeity	Hanuman ⓘ Devi ⓘ surface form: Lakshmi Shiva ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ
associatedFestival	Diwali ⓘ Dussehra ⓘ Rama Navami ⓘ
associatedPlace	Chitrakoot ⓘ Lanka ⓘ Panchavati ⓘ Rameswaram ⓘ
associatedStructure	Adam's Bridge ⓘ surface form: Rama Setu
associatedTemple	Ram Mandir ⓘ surface form: Ram Janmabhoomi temple, Ayodhya
associatedText	Adhyatma Ramayana ⓘ Ananda Ramayana ⓘ Ramayana ⓘ Ramcharitmanas ⓘ Yoga Vasistha ⓘ
associatedWithCity	Ayodhya ⓘ
avatarNumber	7 ⓘ
culturalRole	ideal king in Hindu tradition ⓘ ideal man in Hindu tradition ⓘ
describedAs	seventh avatar of Vishnu ⓘ
epithet	Dasharathi ⓘ Raghava ⓘ Raghava ⓘ surface form: Raghunatha Rama self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ramachandra Sitarama ⓘ
iconography	depicted with bow and arrow ⓘ often shown with Sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman ⓘ
kingdom	Kosala ⓘ
notableEvent	breaking of Shiva’s bow at Sita’s swayamvara ⓘ exile to the forest for fourteen years ⓘ slaying of Ravana ⓘ
parent	Dasharatha ⓘ Kausalya ⓘ
positionHeld	king of Ayodhya ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
sibling	Bharata ⓘ Lakshmana ⓘ Shatrughna ⓘ
spouse	Sita ⓘ
title	Maryada Purushottama ⓘ Raja ⓘ surface form: Prince of Ayodhya
virtue	compassion ⓘ dharma ⓘ righteous kingship ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ
weapon	arrows ⓘ bow ⓘ
worshipTradition	Ramanandi Sampradaya ⓘ Vaishnavism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (171)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Janaka → spouseOfDaughter → Rama ⓘ

Janaki Mandir in Janakpur → associatedWith → Rama ⓘ

subject surface form: Janaki Mandir

Kalaram Temple → dedicatedTo → Rama ⓘ

Kalaram Temple → hasIdol → Rama ⓘ

Kalaram Temple → mainDeity → Rama ⓘ

Sri Ramayana Darshanam → mainCharacter → Rama ⓘ

Kalyanotsavam of Rama and Sita → primaryDeity → Rama ⓘ

Mata Sahib Devan → father → Rama ⓘ

Bhagavān → honorificFor → Rama ⓘ

Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy Temple → dedicatedToDeity → Rama ⓘ

Bhagat Pipa → worshippedDeity → Rama ⓘ

Bhagat Ramanand → worshippedDeity → Rama ⓘ

Babri Masjid → associatedWithDeity → Rama ⓘ

Ram Lalla → parentDeity → Rama ⓘ

Tulsidas → workFocusesOn → Rama ⓘ

Tulsidas → associatedWithDeity → Rama ⓘ

Rama shrine → dedicatedTo → Rama ⓘ

Rama shrine → primaryDeity → Rama ⓘ

Sarju → associatedWithDeity → Rama ⓘ

Raghunath Temple → primaryDeity → Rama ⓘ

subject surface form: Raghunath Temple, Kullu

Raghunath Temple → hasIdolOf → Rama ⓘ