Gurdwara
E56041
A Gurdwara is a Sikh religious institution that serves as a communal place for prayer, spiritual learning, and free community meals (langar).
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gurdwaras | 3 |
| Gurdwara canonical | 2 |
| Golden Temple | 1 |
| Gurdwara protocol | 1 |
| Sikh Gurudwara | 1 |
| Sikh gurdwaras | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T447926 — 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: Gurdwara Context triple: [Sikhism, placeOfWorship, Gurdwara]
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A.
Sikhism
Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded in the Punjab region of South Asia in the 15th century by Guru Nanak, emphasizing devotion to one God, equality, and community service.
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B.
Shakti Sthal
Shakti Sthal is a memorial in New Delhi dedicated to former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, marking the site of her cremation.
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C.
Sevagram Ashram
Sevagram Ashram is a historic rural ashram in Maharashtra, India, that served as Mahatma Gandhi’s main headquarters and center of his social and political activities during the Indian independence movement.
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D.
St. Thomas Synagogue
St. Thomas Synagogue is a historic Sephardic Jewish synagogue in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, renowned as one of the oldest continuously used synagogues in the Western Hemisphere.
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E.
Sabarmati Ashram
Sabarmati Ashram is a historic riverside retreat in Ahmedabad, India, that served as Mahatma Gandhi’s base for many key activities of the Indian independence movement.
- 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: Gurdwara Target entity description: A Gurdwara is a Sikh religious institution that serves as a communal place for prayer, spiritual learning, and free community meals (langar).
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A.
Sikhism
Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded in the Punjab region of South Asia in the 15th century by Guru Nanak, emphasizing devotion to one God, equality, and community service.
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B.
Shakti Sthal
Shakti Sthal is a memorial in New Delhi dedicated to former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, marking the site of her cremation.
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C.
Sevagram Ashram
Sevagram Ashram is a historic rural ashram in Maharashtra, India, that served as Mahatma Gandhi’s main headquarters and center of his social and political activities during the Indian independence movement.
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D.
St. Thomas Synagogue
St. Thomas Synagogue is a historic Sephardic Jewish synagogue in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, renowned as one of the oldest continuously used synagogues in the Western Hemisphere.
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E.
Sabarmati Ashram
Sabarmati Ashram is a historic riverside retreat in Ahmedabad, India, that served as Mahatma Gandhi’s base for many key activities of the Indian independence movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sikh religious institution
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| centralText | Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ |
| encouragesValue |
sangat (holy congregation)
ⓘ
seva (selfless service) ⓘ simran (remembrance of God) ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Rehat Maryada
ⓘ
surface form:
Sikh Rehat Maryada
|
| hasComponent |
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur
ⓘ
surface form:
Darbar Sahib
Langar Hall ⓘ kitchen for langar ⓘ shoe storage area ⓘ washing area for hands and feet ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Nishan Sahib flag
ⓘ
community kitchen ⓘ raised flagpole ⓘ separate area for Guru Granth Sahib ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
place for Sikh congregational prayer
ⓘ
place for community gathering ⓘ place for free community meals ⓘ place for spiritual learning ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
Akhand Path
ⓘ
Anand Sahib (first five and last pauris) ⓘ
surface form:
Anand Sahib
Ardas ⓘ Sukhmani Sahib recitation ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Gurmukhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Gurmukhi script
Punjabi language ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
local languages for explanations ⓘ |
| offers |
community support services
ⓘ
free vegetarian meals ⓘ religious instruction ⓘ scripture classes ⓘ |
| openTo |
people of all genders
ⓘ
people of all religions ⓘ people of all social backgrounds ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
Sikh prayer services
ⓘ
community service ⓘ kirtan ⓘ langar service ⓘ recitation of Gurbani ⓘ religious education ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| requiresPractice |
head covering inside prayer hall
ⓘ
maintaining cleanliness and respect ⓘ removal of shoes before entering main hall ⓘ sitting on the floor in langar hall ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
community service
ⓘ
devotion to God ⓘ equality ⓘ hospitality ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Gurdwara Description of subject: A Gurdwara is a Sikh religious institution that serves as a communal place for prayer, spiritual learning, and free community meals (langar).
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Golden Temple
subject surface form:
Bandi Chhor Divas
this entity surface form:
Gurdwaras
this entity surface form:
Sikh Gurudwara
subject surface form:
Sikh Rehat Maryada
this entity surface form:
Gurdwaras
subject surface form:
Sikh Rehat Maryada
this entity surface form:
Gurdwara protocol
this entity surface form:
Gurdwaras