Surya Kund
E202789
Surya Kund is a famous natural hot water spring near the Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand, India, where pilgrims traditionally cook offerings and perform ritual baths.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surya Kund canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1803047 — 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: Surya Kund Context triple: [Yamunotri, hasHotSpring, Surya Kund]
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A.
Neelkanth
Neelkanth is a revered epithet of the Hindu god Shiva, referring to his blue-throated form gained after consuming poison during the churning of the cosmic ocean.
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B.
Jyotisar
Jyotisar is a revered pilgrimage site in Haryana, India, traditionally regarded as the place where Lord Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna.
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C.
Srikanta
Srikanta is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that explores the emotional and social struggles of its introspective protagonist against the backdrop of early 20th-century Bengal.
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D.
Chandi
Chandi is a fierce and powerful warrior aspect of the Hindu goddess Devi, associated with the destruction of evil and protection of the righteous.
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E.
Kalki
Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.
- 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: Surya Kund Target entity description: Surya Kund is a famous natural hot water spring near the Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand, India, where pilgrims traditionally cook offerings and perform ritual baths.
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A.
Neelkanth
Neelkanth is a revered epithet of the Hindu god Shiva, referring to his blue-throated form gained after consuming poison during the churning of the cosmic ocean.
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B.
Jyotisar
Jyotisar is a revered pilgrimage site in Haryana, India, traditionally regarded as the place where Lord Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna.
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C.
Srikanta
Srikanta is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that explores the emotional and social struggles of its introspective protagonist against the backdrop of early 20th-century Bengal.
-
D.
Chandi
Chandi is a fierce and powerful warrior aspect of the Hindu goddess Devi, associated with the destruction of evil and protection of the righteous.
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E.
Kalki
Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu pilgrimage site
ⓘ
hot spring ⓘ |
| accessRoute | trek to Yamunotri ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Surya
ⓘ
Yamuna ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | offerings from Surya Kund are presented in Yamunotri Temple ⓘ |
| geologicalType | geothermal spring ⓘ |
| hasWaterType | hot water spring ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Garhwal Himalaya
ⓘ
surface form:
Garhwal Himalayas
Uttarakhand ⓘ Uttarkashi district ⓘ Yamunotri ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Yamunotri Temple ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Surya ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver |
Yamuna
ⓘ
surface form:
Yamuna River
|
| offeringCookingMethod | tied in cloth and dipped in spring ⓘ |
| partOf |
Char Dham Yatra route
ⓘ
Yamunotri Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Yamunotri pilgrimage
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualPractice | pilgrims bathe before visiting Yamunotri Temple ⓘ |
| significance | considered sacred by Hindu pilgrims ⓘ |
| stateTourismCategory | religious tourism site in Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| traditionalOfferingCooked |
potatoes
ⓘ
rice ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cooking religious offerings
ⓘ
ritual bathing ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Hindu pilgrims ⓘ |
| visitedDuring | Yamunotri temple open season ⓘ |
| waterTemperatureCharacteristic | boiling hot ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Surya Kund Description of subject: Surya Kund is a famous natural hot water spring near the Yamunotri temple in Uttarakhand, India, where pilgrims traditionally cook offerings and perform ritual baths.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.