Harihara cult
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The Harihara cult is a Hindu religious tradition that venerates a composite form of the deities Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara) as a unified supreme god.
All labels observed (1)
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| Harihara cult canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15003765 — 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: Harihara cult Context triple: [Lingaraja Temple Bhubaneswar, associatedWith, Harihara cult]
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A.
Ganapatya tradition
The Ganapatya tradition is a Hindu sect that venerates Ganesha as the supreme deity and central focus of spiritual practice and devotion.
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B.
Warkari sampradaya
Warkari sampradaya is a devotional bhakti movement in Maharashtra centered on the worship of Vithoba, emphasizing pilgrimage, kirtan, and a simple, egalitarian spiritual life.
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C.
Harihara
Harihara was a pioneering 12th–13th century Kannada poet and Virashaiva saint known for his influential devotional and narrative works that helped shape medieval Kannada literature.
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D.
Umang Lai cult
The Umang Lai cult is a traditional Meitei religious practice centered on the worship of forest deities (Umang Lai) through sacred groves, rituals, and festivals in Manipur.
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E.
Lingayatism
Lingayatism is a distinct Hindu religious tradition from Karnataka that worships Shiva in the form of a personal linga and emphasizes social equality, personal devotion, and rejection of caste and ritual orthodoxy.
- 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: Harihara cult Target entity description: The Harihara cult is a Hindu religious tradition that venerates a composite form of the deities Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara) as a unified supreme god.
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A.
Ganapatya tradition
The Ganapatya tradition is a Hindu sect that venerates Ganesha as the supreme deity and central focus of spiritual practice and devotion.
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B.
Warkari sampradaya
Warkari sampradaya is a devotional bhakti movement in Maharashtra centered on the worship of Vithoba, emphasizing pilgrimage, kirtan, and a simple, egalitarian spiritual life.
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C.
Harihara
Harihara was a pioneering 12th–13th century Kannada poet and Virashaiva saint known for his influential devotional and narrative works that helped shape medieval Kannada literature.
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D.
Umang Lai cult
The Umang Lai cult is a traditional Meitei religious practice centered on the worship of forest deities (Umang Lai) through sacred groves, rituals, and festivals in Manipur.
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E.
Lingayatism
Lingayatism is a distinct Hindu religious tradition from Karnataka that worships Shiva in the form of a personal linga and emphasizes social equality, personal devotion, and rejection of caste and ritual orthodoxy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.