Dakshin Ganga
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Dakshin Ganga is an honorific name for the Godavari River, revered as a sacred and major waterway of southern and central India akin to the Ganges in the north.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
epithet
ⓘ
honorific name ⓘ |
| analogousRole | southern counterpart of the Ganges ⓘ |
| analogousTo |
Ganges
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganga River
|
| appliedTo | Godavari River in religious texts and discourse ⓘ |
| appliedToRiverSection | entire course of the Godavari River ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Ganges
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganga
Godavari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connotation |
major waterway
ⓘ
purifying river ⓘ sacred river ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
invoked in religious discourse as a holy river
ⓘ
revered in Hindu pilgrimage traditions ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
Dakshin means South
ⓘ
Ganges ⓘ
surface form:
Ganga refers to the Ganges River
|
| hasMeaning | Ganges of the South ⓘ |
| language |
Hindi
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| nameType |
devotional title
ⓘ
religious honorific ⓘ |
| refersTo | Godavari River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
India
ⓘ
central India ⓘ South India ⓘ
surface form:
southern India
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.