gandharvas
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Gandharvas are celestial musicians and singers in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, known for their beauty, artistry, and role as attendants in the heavenly realms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| gandharvas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17951168 — 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: gandharvas Context triple: [Svarga, associatedBeing, gandharvas]
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A.
Shiva’s ganas
Shiva’s ganas are a host of fierce and mischievous attendants and followers of the Hindu god Shiva, often depicted as his loyal, supernatural retinue.
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B.
Narada
Narada is a revered sage and divine messenger in Hindu mythology, known for his wisdom, musical devotion, and role as a cosmic wanderer who connects gods and humans.
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C.
Komal Gandhar
Komal Gandhar is a 1961 Bengali film by Ritwik Ghatak, noted for its exploration of Partition’s impact on theatre artists and its innovative use of music and sound.
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D.
Spandakārikāḥ
Spandakārikāḥ is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical text of the non-dual Kashmir Shaivism tradition, expounding the doctrine of “spanda” or divine vibrational consciousness.
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E.
Ugrashravas Sauti
Ugrashravas Sauti is the traditional bard and storyteller in the Mahabharata who recites the epic and its associated tales to assembled sages.
- 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: gandharvas Target entity description: Gandharvas are celestial musicians and singers in Hindu and Buddhist mythology, known for their beauty, artistry, and role as attendants in the heavenly realms.
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A.
Shiva’s ganas
Shiva’s ganas are a host of fierce and mischievous attendants and followers of the Hindu god Shiva, often depicted as his loyal, supernatural retinue.
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B.
Narada
Narada is a revered sage and divine messenger in Hindu mythology, known for his wisdom, musical devotion, and role as a cosmic wanderer who connects gods and humans.
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C.
Komal Gandhar
Komal Gandhar is a 1961 Bengali film by Ritwik Ghatak, noted for its exploration of Partition’s impact on theatre artists and its innovative use of music and sound.
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D.
Spandakārikāḥ
Spandakārikāḥ is a foundational Sanskrit philosophical text of the non-dual Kashmir Shaivism tradition, expounding the doctrine of “spanda” or divine vibrational consciousness.
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E.
Ugrashravas Sauti
Ugrashravas Sauti is the traditional bard and storyteller in the Mahabharata who recites the epic and its associated tales to assembled sages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.