Shirdi
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Shirdi is a prominent pilgrimage town in Maharashtra, India, best known as the home and shrine of the revered saint Sai Baba.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shirdi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5750940 — 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: Shirdi Context triple: [Ahmednagar, nearbyPlace, Shirdi]
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A.
Nagole
Nagole is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Hyderabad, India, served as a key terminus and transit hub on the Hyderabad Metro network.
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B.
Baramati
Baramati is a town in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India, known as an agricultural and industrial hub with historical and political significance.
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C.
Pandharpur
Pandharpur is a major pilgrimage town in Maharashtra, India, renowned for its Vitthal (Vithoba) temple and its central role in the Bhakti movement.
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D.
Nashik
Nashik is a historic city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, known for its religious significance in Hinduism and as a major center of wine production.
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E.
Nandod
Nandod is the former name of the town now known as Rajpipla in the Indian state of Gujarat.
- 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: Shirdi Target entity description: Shirdi is a prominent pilgrimage town in Maharashtra, India, best known as the home and shrine of the revered saint Sai Baba.
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A.
Nagole
Nagole is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Hyderabad, India, served as a key terminus and transit hub on the Hyderabad Metro network.
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B.
Baramati
Baramati is a town in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India, known as an agricultural and industrial hub with historical and political significance.
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C.
Pandharpur
Pandharpur is a major pilgrimage town in Maharashtra, India, renowned for its Vitthal (Vithoba) temple and its central role in the Bhakti movement.
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D.
Nashik
Nashik is a historic city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, known for its religious significance in Hinduism and as a major center of wine production.
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E.
Nandod
Nandod is the former name of the town now known as Rajpipla in the Indian state of Gujarat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pilgrimage site
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| airportIATAcode | SAG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSaint | Sai Baba of Shirdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFromAhmednagar | approximately 80 km ⓘ |
| distanceFromMumbai | approximately 240 km ⓘ |
| distanceFromNashik | approximately 90 km ⓘ |
| distanceFromPune | approximately 200 km ⓘ |
| district | Ahmednagar district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Shirdi Nagar Panchayat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Shirdi Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBusConnectivityWith |
Aurangabad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ Pune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstitution | Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorTemple |
Chavadi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dwarkamai Mosque NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurusthan NERFINISHED ⓘ Khandoba Temple (Shirdi) NERFINISHED ⓘ Samadhi Mandir of Sai Baba NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirdi Sai Baba Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Sainagar Shirdi railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | place where Sai Baba lived and taught in late 19th and early 20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sai Baba of Shirdi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shirdi Sai Baba Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localLanguages |
English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Marathi NERFINISHED ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western India ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Ahmednagar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nashik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Marathi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPilgrimageDays | Thursday ⓘ |
| peakPilgrimageFestivals |
Guru Purnima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ram Navami NERFINISHED ⓘ Vijayadashami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity | religious tourism ⓘ |
| region | Khandesh and Ahmednagar division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Hinduism
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Islam ⓘ syncretic Sai Baba devotion ⓘ |
| samadhiOf | Sai Baba of Shirdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Maharashtra ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
| visitedBy | millions of pilgrims annually ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shirdi Description of subject: Shirdi is a prominent pilgrimage town in Maharashtra, India, best known as the home and shrine of the revered saint Sai Baba.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.