Kali

E23834

Hindu goddess deity

Kali is a fierce and powerful Hindu goddess associated with time, destruction, and the transformative power that annihilates evil.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Kali canonical	24
Kala	1
Kali (spirit)	1
Kalika	1
Ma Kali	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152490 — 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: Kali
Context triple: [Hinduism, hasDeity, Kali]

A. Koba
Koba was a revolutionary alias used by Joseph Stalin during his early political activities in the Bolshevik movement.
B. Rarámuri
The Rarámuri, also known as the Tarahumara, are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico renowned for their exceptional long-distance running abilities and traditional way of life in the canyons and mountains of the Sierra Madre.
C. Tora
Tora is a popular nickname for the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region.
D. Maia
Maia is a figure from Greek mythology, one of the Pleiades and the mother of the god Hermes.
E. Mako Mori
Mako Mori is a skilled Jaeger pilot and central protagonist in the science fiction film "Pacific Rim," known for her emotional depth, resilience, and pivotal role in humanity’s fight against the Kaiju.
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: Kali
Target entity description: Kali is a fierce and powerful Hindu goddess associated with time, destruction, and the transformative power that annihilates evil.

A. Koba
Koba was a revolutionary alias used by Joseph Stalin during his early political activities in the Bolshevik movement.
B. Rarámuri
The Rarámuri, also known as the Tarahumara, are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico renowned for their exceptional long-distance running abilities and traditional way of life in the canyons and mountains of the Sierra Madre.
C. Tora
Tora is a popular nickname for the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region.
D. Maia
Maia is a figure from Greek mythology, one of the Pleiades and the mother of the god Hermes.
E. Mako Mori
Mako Mori is a skilled Jaeger pilot and central protagonist in the science fiction film "Pacific Rim," known for her emotional depth, resilience, and pivotal role in humanity’s fight against the Kaiju.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu goddess ⓘ deity ⓘ
abode	Himalayas ⓘ cremation ground ⓘ
associatedWith	Devi ⓘ surface form: Shakti annihilation of evil ⓘ destruction ⓘ liberation (moksha) ⓘ time ⓘ transformation ⓘ
color	black ⓘ dark blue ⓘ
depictedWith	four arms ⓘ lolling tongue ⓘ ten arms ⓘ three eyes ⓘ
epithet	Devi ⓘ surface form: Bhadrakali Chamunda ⓘ Dakshina Kali ⓘ Kali self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kalika Devi ⓘ surface form: Mahakali Smashana Kali ⓘ
festival	Kali Puja ⓘ Navaratri ⓘ
formOf	Devi ⓘ surface form: Durga Devi ⓘ surface form: Parvati
gender	female ⓘ
majorRegionOfWorship	Assam ⓘ People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ surface form: Bangladesh Orissa ⓘ surface form: Odisha West Bengal ⓘ
mount	jackal ⓘ lion ⓘ tiger ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
represents	cosmic power ⓘ destruction of ego ⓘ fierce compassion ⓘ time (Kala) ⓘ
spouse	Shiva ⓘ
standsOn	Shiva ⓘ
symbol	blood ⓘ severed head ⓘ skull belt ⓘ skull garland ⓘ sword ⓘ trident ⓘ
textMention	Devi Mahatmya ⓘ Puranas ⓘ
weapon	khadga (curved sword) ⓘ trident ⓘ
worshipTradition	Shaktism ⓘ Tantra ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (28)

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

Hinduism → hasDeity → Kali ⓘ

Diwali → associatedDeity → Kali ⓘ

Devi → hasAspect → Kali ⓘ

Shaktism → associatedDeity → Kali ⓘ

Kali → epithet → Kali self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kalika

Kali Puja → mainDeity → Kali ⓘ

Kali Linux → codeName → Kali ⓘ

Yama → otherName → Kali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kala

Nala and Damayanti → associatedWith → Kali ⓘ

subject surface form: Nala

this entity surface form: Kali (spirit)

Mata → isHonorificFor → Kali ⓘ

Sri Ramakrishna → devotionalFocus → Kali ⓘ

Mahadevi → aspectOf → Kali ⓘ

trishula → alsoAssociatedWith → Kali ⓘ

subject surface form: Trishula

Shakti is the all-encompassing cosmic power → manifestationsInclude → Kali ⓘ

subject surface form: Shakti

Mahavidyas → member → Kali ⓘ

Kalikula → centralDeity → Kali ⓘ

Smashana Kali → associatedWith → Kali ⓘ

Shaktas → primaryDeityForm → Kali ⓘ

Dakshina Kali → associatedWith → Kali ⓘ

Dakshina Kali → epithet → Kali ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ma Kali

Tantra → associatedWithDeity → Kali ⓘ

Chamunda → associatedWith → Kali ⓘ

Mahanisha Puja → honorsDeity → Kali ⓘ

Shakta Upanishads → associatedDeity → Kali ⓘ

Kali Konto → hasPartNameElement → Kali ⓘ

Guna traditional religion → hasDeity → Kali ⓘ

Kali Temple → dedicatedTo → Kali ⓘ

subject surface form: Kali Temple (Sinhagad Fort)

Kali Temple → hasDeity → Kali ⓘ