tribhanga posture of Krishna
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The tribhanga posture of Krishna is a classic three-bend standing pose in Indian art and devotion, depicting Krishna with his body gracefully curved at the neck, waist, and knee while playing the flute.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| tribhanga posture of Krishna canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3210691 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: tribhanga posture of Krishna Context triple: [Banke Bihari Temple, deityForm, tribhanga posture of Krishna]
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Nritya Ganapati
Nritya Ganapati is a dancing form of the Hindu god Ganesha, revered as a joyful bestower of artistic inspiration, success, and auspicious beginnings.
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B.
Nataraja sculptures
Nataraja sculptures are iconic representations of the Hindu god Shiva as the cosmic dancer, symbolizing the dynamic cycle of creation, preservation, and destruction.
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C.
Tandava
Tandava is the vigorous, cosmic dance of the Hindu god Shiva, symbolizing creation, preservation, and destruction of the universe.
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D.
Rama Yantra
Rama Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, designed as a cylindrical structure to measure the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies.
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Rama Yantra
Rama Yantra is a large cylindrical astronomical instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for measuring the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies.
- 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: tribhanga posture of Krishna Target entity description: The tribhanga posture of Krishna is a classic three-bend standing pose in Indian art and devotion, depicting Krishna with his body gracefully curved at the neck, waist, and knee while playing the flute.
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A.
Nritya Ganapati
Nritya Ganapati is a dancing form of the Hindu god Ganesha, revered as a joyful bestower of artistic inspiration, success, and auspicious beginnings.
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B.
Nataraja sculptures
Nataraja sculptures are iconic representations of the Hindu god Shiva as the cosmic dancer, symbolizing the dynamic cycle of creation, preservation, and destruction.
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C.
Tandava
Tandava is the vigorous, cosmic dance of the Hindu god Shiva, symbolizing creation, preservation, and destruction of the universe.
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D.
Rama Yantra
Rama Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, designed as a cylindrical structure to measure the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies.
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E.
Rama Yantra
Rama Yantra is a large cylindrical astronomical instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for measuring the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Krishna iconography
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iconographic posture ⓘ standing pose ⓘ |
| aestheticIdeal |
lalita (graceful charm)
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srngara (romantic beauty) ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Krishna ⓘ |
| associatedWithForm |
Bala Krishna
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surface form:
Muralikrishna
Rajagopala ⓘ
surface form:
Venugopala
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| bodyOrientation | gracefully curved ⓘ |
| commonInRegion |
eastern India
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surface form:
Eastern India
northern India ⓘ
surface form:
North India
South India ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
dvibhanga posture
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samabhanga posture ⓘ |
| depictionMedium |
metal sculpture
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paintings ⓘ stone sculpture ⓘ textile art ⓘ |
| depicts | Krishna standing and playing flute ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
relaxed contrapposto-like stance
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sensuous curvature of the body ⓘ |
| hasThreeBendsAt |
knee
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neck ⓘ waist ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical Indian dance postures ⓘ |
| influences |
Bharatanatyam iconography
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Kathak visual motifs ⓘ Odissi dance poses ⓘ |
| oftenAccompaniedBy |
cowherd setting
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cows ⓘ forest or Vrindavan background ⓘ gopis ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cosmic dance-like balance
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divine grace ⓘ playfulness ⓘ rhythmic movement ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
classical period of Indian art
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medieval period of Indian temple art ⓘ |
| typicalGesture | playing the flute ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hindu devotional imagery
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South Asian art ⓘ
surface form:
Indian art
bronze icons ⓘ miniature painting ⓘ murals ⓘ temple sculpture ⓘ |
| visualFocus |
bent supporting leg
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curved spine ⓘ tilt of the head ⓘ |
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Subject: tribhanga posture of Krishna Description of subject: The tribhanga posture of Krishna is a classic three-bend standing pose in Indian art and devotion, depicting Krishna with his body gracefully curved at the neck, waist, and knee while playing the flute.
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