Badrinath
E171987
Badrinath is a prominent Hindu temple town in the Indian Himalayas, revered as one of the Char Dham and an important pilgrimage destination dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Badrinath canonical | 3 |
| Badrinath Temple | 1 |
| Badrinath region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1481298 — 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: Badrinath Context triple: [Uttarakhand, pilgrimageSite, Badrinath]
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A.
Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath Temple is a revered Hindu shrine in the Indian Himalayas, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a major Char Dham pilgrimage site.
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B.
Tirumala
Tirumala is a prominent hill town in Andhra Pradesh, India, best known as the site of the revered Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, one of Hinduism’s most important pilgrimage destinations.
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C.
Manali
Manali is a popular hill station and tourist town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, known for its scenic Himalayan landscapes, adventure sports, and cool climate.
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D.
Amarnath Cave Temple
Amarnath Cave Temple is a sacred Hindu shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, India, renowned for its naturally forming ice lingam and annual pilgrimage dedicated to Lord Shiva.
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E.
Yamunotri
Yamunotri is a revered Hindu pilgrimage site in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India, known as one of the Char Dham and the high-altitude temple area associated with the origin of the Yamuna River.
- 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: Badrinath Target entity description: Badrinath is a prominent Hindu temple town in the Indian Himalayas, revered as one of the Char Dham and an important pilgrimage destination dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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A.
Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath Temple is a revered Hindu shrine in the Indian Himalayas, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a major Char Dham pilgrimage site.
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B.
Tirumala
Tirumala is a prominent hill town in Andhra Pradesh, India, best known as the site of the revered Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, one of Hinduism’s most important pilgrimage destinations.
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C.
Manali
Manali is a popular hill station and tourist town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, known for its scenic Himalayan landscapes, adventure sports, and cool climate.
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D.
Amarnath Cave Temple
Amarnath Cave Temple is a sacred Hindu shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, India, renowned for its naturally forming ice lingam and annual pilgrimage dedicated to Lord Shiva.
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E.
Yamunotri
Yamunotri is a revered Hindu pilgrimage site in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India, known as one of the Char Dham and the high-altitude temple area associated with the origin of the Yamuna River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu pilgrimage town
ⓘ
religious site ⓘ temple town ⓘ |
| accessRoute |
connected by road from Haridwar
ⓘ
connected by road from Rishikesh ⓘ |
| associatedDeityForm |
Badarayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Badri Narayan
|
| associatedWith | Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ |
| associatedWithLegend |
Lakshmi taking the form of a Badri tree to shelter Vishnu
ⓘ
Vishnu meditating in the form of a yogi ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Skanda Purana
ⓘ
Vishnu Purana ⓘ |
| climate | cold alpine climate ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Vishnu
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Vishnu
Vishnu ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3100 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| hasMajorTemple |
Badrinath
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Badrinath Temple
|
| hasSacredRiver | Alaknanda River ⓘ |
| hasSacredSpot |
Narad Kund
ⓘ
Tapt Kund ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chamoli district
ⓘ
Garhwal Himalaya ⓘ
surface form:
Garhwal Himalayas
Central Himalayas ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Himalayas
Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| locatedOn | banks of the Alaknanda River ⓘ |
| mainFestival |
Badri-Kedar Utsav
ⓘ
surface form:
Badri-Kedar festival
Mata Murti Ka Mela ⓘ |
| nearbyPass |
Banihal Pass
ⓘ
surface form:
Mana Pass
|
| nearbyTown | Joshimath ⓘ |
| nearbyVillage | Mana ⓘ |
| nearestAirport | Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun ⓘ |
| nearestRailhead | Rishikesh ⓘ |
| partOf |
Char Dham
ⓘ
Char Dham ⓘ
surface form:
Chota Char Dham
|
| pilgrimageType | Vaishnavite pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageSpoken |
Garhwali
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| seasonalAccessibility | generally accessible only in summer months ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the four Chota Char Dham sites in Uttarakhand
ⓘ
one of the four main Char Dham sites ⓘ one of the most important Hindu pilgrimage destinations in India ⓘ |
| stateCapitalDistance | approximately 300 kilometers from Dehradun ⓘ |
| templeClosingPeriod | typically closes around October or November ⓘ |
| templeOpeningPeriod | typically opens around April or May ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Garhwal
ⓘ
surface form:
Garhwal region
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Badrinath Description of subject: Badrinath is a prominent Hindu temple town in the Indian Himalayas, revered as one of the Char Dham and an important pilgrimage destination dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Badrinath region
this entity surface form:
Badrinath Temple