Ganges of the South

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honorific name

Ganges of the South is an honorific name for the Godavari River, highlighting its status as one of India’s holiest and most significant rivers, especially in the southern part of the country.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	honorific name ⓘ
appliedTo	Godavari ⓘ surface form: Godavari River
associatedWithConcept	holy waters ⓘ merit of pilgrimage ⓘ ritual bathing ⓘ sin cleansing ⓘ
category	honorific titles of rivers in India ⓘ
comparedTo	Ganges ⓘ surface form: Ganges River
connotation	pilgrimage importance ⓘ purity ⓘ sacredness ⓘ
denotes	a holy river ⓘ a significant river of India ⓘ
geographicReference	Deccan region ⓘ peninsular India ⓘ
highlightsStatusAs	one of India’s holiest rivers ⓘ one of India’s most significant rivers ⓘ
honorificFor	Godavari River NERFINISHED ⓘ
implies	Godavari ⓘ surface form: Godavari River is as sacred as the Ganges River
languageOfUse	English ⓘ
refersTo	Godavari ⓘ surface form: Godavari River
regionAssociation	South India ⓘ surface form: southern India
religiousSignificance	Hinduism ⓘ
usedByCommunity	Hindu devotees ⓘ
usedByContext	cultural description of Indian rivers ⓘ pilgrimage literature ⓘ religious discourse ⓘ
usedInCountry	India ⓘ
usedToEmphasize	cultural importance of the Godavari River ⓘ religious importance of the Godavari River ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Godavari → alsoKnownAs → Ganges of the South ⓘ

Dakshin Ganga → hasMeaning → Ganges of the South ⓘ