Golu Devta
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Golu Devta is a widely revered regional deity of justice and faith in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, India, known for devotees who petition him with written appeals for the redress of grievances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Golu Devta canonical | 4 |
| Golu Devta dispenses justice | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13356718 — 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: Golu Devta Context triple: [Kumaoni people, localDeity, Golu Devta]
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A.
Ganadevata
Ganadevata is a Bengali film adaptation of Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay’s novel, known for its portrayal of rural society and featuring a prominent performance by Madhabi Mukherjee.
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B.
Gulacha Ganapati
Gulacha Ganapati is a celebrated Marathi literary work by Pu La Deshpande, known for its humor, social insight, and vivid portrayal of contemporary life.
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C.
Ekling Mahadev
Ekling Mahadev is a revered form of Lord Shiva worshipped as the presiding deity of the Mewar rulers, enshrined in the famous Eklingji temple complex in Rajasthan, India.
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D.
Ganesha
Ganesha is a widely revered Hindu god known as the remover of obstacles and the patron of wisdom, learning, and new beginnings, typically depicted with an elephant head and a pot-bellied human body.
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E.
Uchchhishta Ganapati
Uchchhishta Ganapati is a tantric and esoteric form of the Hindu god Ganesha, associated with unconventional worship, sensuality, and the breaking of social taboos.
- 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: Golu Devta Target entity description: Golu Devta is a widely revered regional deity of justice and faith in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, India, known for devotees who petition him with written appeals for the redress of grievances.
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A.
Ganadevata
Ganadevata is a Bengali film adaptation of Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay’s novel, known for its portrayal of rural society and featuring a prominent performance by Madhabi Mukherjee.
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B.
Gulacha Ganapati
Gulacha Ganapati is a celebrated Marathi literary work by Pu La Deshpande, known for its humor, social insight, and vivid portrayal of contemporary life.
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C.
Ekling Mahadev
Ekling Mahadev is a revered form of Lord Shiva worshipped as the presiding deity of the Mewar rulers, enshrined in the famous Eklingji temple complex in Rajasthan, India.
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D.
Ganesha
Ganesha is a widely revered Hindu god known as the remover of obstacles and the patron of wisdom, learning, and new beginnings, typically depicted with an elephant head and a pot-bellied human body.
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E.
Uchchhishta Ganapati
Uchchhishta Ganapati is a tantric and esoteric form of the Hindu god Ganesha, associated with unconventional worship, sensuality, and the breaking of social taboos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
deity of justice ⓘ regional deity ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Almora district
ⓘ
linked to:
Almora
Champawat district ⓘ Nainital district ⓘ
linked to:
Nainital
|
| associatedWith |
faith
ⓘ
justice ⓘ oaths ⓘ petitions ⓘ truth ⓘ |
| believedToProvide |
fulfilment of vows
ⓘ
justice ⓘ resolution of disputes ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Chitai Golu Devta Temple
ⓘ
Ghorakhal Golu Devta Temple ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Kumaoni folk religion
ⓘ
Pahari folk tradition ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
protector of devotees
ⓘ
quick to respond to sincere petitions ⓘ upholder of dharma ⓘ |
| hasMajorTempleAt |
Champawat region
ⓘ
linked to:
Champawat district
Chitai ⓘ Ghorakhal ⓘ |
| languageOfDevotees |
Hindi
ⓘ
Kumaoni ⓘ |
| petitionMedium |
court-style documents
ⓘ
paper ⓘ stamp paper ⓘ |
| region | Kumaon ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
protector of the innocent
ⓘ
punisher of the guilty ⓘ |
| title | God of Justice ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
India
ⓘ
Kumaon region ⓘ
linked to:
Kumaon
Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| votiveOffering |
bells
ⓘ
flags ⓘ written petitions ⓘ |
| worshipDay |
Saturday
ⓘ
Tuesday ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Kumaoni people
ⓘ
local communities in Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
devotees seek redress of grievances
ⓘ
devotees submit written appeals ⓘ devotees tie petitions in temples ⓘ |
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: Golu Devta Description of subject: Golu Devta is a widely revered regional deity of justice and faith in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, India, known for devotees who petition him with written appeals for the redress of grievances.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Golu Devta