Ganga Sagar
E116938
Ganga Sagar is a renowned pilgrimage site in West Bengal, India, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal and millions gather annually for holy bathing and worship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ganga Sagar canonical | 1 |
| Gangasagar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T966828 — 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: Ganga Sagar Context triple: [Makar Sankranti, importantLocation, Ganga Sagar]
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A.
Sagar
Sagar is a prominent city in central India known for its educational institutions, historical significance, and role as an administrative and commercial hub in Madhya Pradesh.
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B.
Brahma Sarovar
Brahma Sarovar is a large, sacred water tank in Kurukshetra, India, revered in Hindu tradition and associated with ancient religious rituals and pilgrimage.
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C.
Rann of Kutch
The Rann of Kutch is a vast seasonal salt marsh in the Kutch district of Gujarat, India, renowned for its white salt desert landscape and unique wildlife.
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D.
Kala Pani
Kala Pani is the infamous British-era colonial prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, known for its harsh conditions and use to exile Indian freedom fighters.
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E.
Harike
Harike is a town in Punjab, India, best known for the Harike Barrage and the adjoining Harike Wetland, one of northern India’s largest and most important bird sanctuaries.
- 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: Ganga Sagar Target entity description: Ganga Sagar is a renowned pilgrimage site in West Bengal, India, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal and millions gather annually for holy bathing and worship.
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A.
Sagar
Sagar is a prominent city in central India known for its educational institutions, historical significance, and role as an administrative and commercial hub in Madhya Pradesh.
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B.
Brahma Sarovar
Brahma Sarovar is a large, sacred water tank in Kurukshetra, India, revered in Hindu tradition and associated with ancient religious rituals and pilgrimage.
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C.
Rann of Kutch
The Rann of Kutch is a vast seasonal salt marsh in the Kutch district of Gujarat, India, renowned for its white salt desert landscape and unique wildlife.
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D.
Kala Pani
Kala Pani is the infamous British-era colonial prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, known for its harsh conditions and use to exile Indian freedom fighters.
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E.
Harike
Harike is a town in Punjab, India, best known for the Harike Barrage and the adjoining Harike Wetland, one of northern India’s largest and most important bird sanctuaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ tourist destination ⓘ |
| access | road and ferry from mainland West Bengal ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Kapila
ⓘ
surface form:
Kapil Muni
|
| associatedRiver | Ganges ⓘ |
| attracts | millions of pilgrims annually ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu pilgrimage sites in India
ⓘ
Islands of West Bengal ⓘ Tourist attractions in West Bengal ⓘ |
| climate | tropical ⓘ |
| coastType | sea coast ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFromKolkata | approximately 100 kilometers ⓘ |
| environmentalContext | coastal and deltaic ecosystem ⓘ |
| festival | Makar Sankranti ⓘ |
| governingState | Government of West Bengal ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
pilgrimage tourism
ⓘ
seasonal trade during mela ⓘ |
| hasEventType |
mass bathing event
ⓘ
religious fair ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
ferry ghats
ⓘ
temporary camps during mela ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificanceFor |
Hinduism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
|
| hasRitual | holy dip at confluence ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Kapil Muni Temple ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ganga Sagar Mela
ⓘ
Kapil Muni Temple ⓘ holy bathing ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Bengali
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Bay of Bengal
ⓘ
Ganges ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges River
|
| locatedIn |
South 24 Parganas district
ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| locatedInDelta |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganges Delta
|
| majorEvent |
Ganga Sagar Mela
ⓘ
surface form:
annual Ganga Sagar Mela
|
| nearestMajorCity |
Calcutta
ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata
|
| pilgrimageType | tirtha ⓘ |
| region | eastern India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sacredStatus | important Hindu tirtha ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | crowd management during mela ⓘ |
| shoreType | sandy beach ⓘ |
| significance | confluence of sacred river and sea ⓘ |
| state | West Bengal ⓘ |
| timeOfMainFestival |
January
ⓘ
Makar Sankranti ⓘ
surface form:
Makar Sankranti period
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ganga Sagar Description of subject: Ganga Sagar is a renowned pilgrimage site in West Bengal, India, where the Ganges River meets the Bay of Bengal and millions gather annually for holy bathing and worship.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gangasagar