Sudarshana yantra
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Sudarshana yantra is a sacred geometric diagram used in Hindu worship of Lord Sudarshana (a form of Vishnu) for protection, purification, and the removal of obstacles.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sudarshana yantra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17937854 — 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: Sudarshana yantra Context triple: [Sudarshana Homa, requires, Sudarshana yantra]
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A.
Kapala Yantra
Kapala Yantra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, used for precise celestial observations and calculations.
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B.
Shanku Yantra
Shanku Yantra is an ancient gnomon-based sundial instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for measuring time and the Sun’s position.
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C.
Rama Yantra
Rama Yantra is a large cylindrical astronomical instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for measuring the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies.
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D.
Rama Yantra
Rama Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, designed as a cylindrical structure to measure the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies.
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E.
Disha Yantra
Disha Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to determine the direction of celestial objects.
- 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: Sudarshana yantra Target entity description: Sudarshana yantra is a sacred geometric diagram used in Hindu worship of Lord Sudarshana (a form of Vishnu) for protection, purification, and the removal of obstacles.
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A.
Kapala Yantra
Kapala Yantra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, used for precise celestial observations and calculations.
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B.
Shanku Yantra
Shanku Yantra is an ancient gnomon-based sundial instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for measuring time and the Sun’s position.
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C.
Rama Yantra
Rama Yantra is a large cylindrical astronomical instrument at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi used for measuring the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies.
-
D.
Rama Yantra
Rama Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, designed as a cylindrical structure to measure the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies.
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E.
Disha Yantra
Disha Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to determine the direction of celestial objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.