Ganga River (Patna reach)
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The Ganga River (Patna reach) is the stretch of the Ganges flowing through and alongside the city of Patna in Bihar, India, serving as a major cultural, religious, and economic lifeline for the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ganga River (Patna reach) canonical | 1 |
| Ganges River (regional proximity) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21270876 — 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: Ganga River (Patna reach) Context triple: [Indira Gandhi Planetarium (Patna), nearbyWaterBody, Ganga River (Patna reach)]
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A.
Ganges River at Sonpur
The Ganges River at Sonpur refers to the stretch of the Ganges near the town of Sonpur in Bihar, India, known for its major river confluence and the historic Sonepur Cattle Fair held on its banks.
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B.
Dakshin Ganga
Dakshin Ganga is an honorific name for the Godavari River, revered as a sacred and major waterway of southern and central India akin to the Ganges in the north.
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C.
Jamuna River
The Jamuna River is the main distributary channel of the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh, forming one of the country’s largest and most dynamic river systems.
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D.
Ganga
Ganga is a queen associated with the ancient Kuru dynasty in Indian epic tradition, often linked to the river goddess personified in the Mahabharata.
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E.
Bhagirathi River
The Bhagirathi River is a major Himalayan river in northern India that forms one of the primary headstreams of the Ganges, revered in Hindu tradition and flowing through the rugged terrain of Uttarakhand.
- 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: Ganga River (Patna reach) Target entity description: The Ganga River (Patna reach) is the stretch of the Ganges flowing through and alongside the city of Patna in Bihar, India, serving as a major cultural, religious, and economic lifeline for the region.
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A.
Ganges River at Sonpur
The Ganges River at Sonpur refers to the stretch of the Ganges near the town of Sonpur in Bihar, India, known for its major river confluence and the historic Sonepur Cattle Fair held on its banks.
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B.
Dakshin Ganga
Dakshin Ganga is an honorific name for the Godavari River, revered as a sacred and major waterway of southern and central India akin to the Ganges in the north.
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C.
Jamuna River
The Jamuna River is the main distributary channel of the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh, forming one of the country’s largest and most dynamic river systems.
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D.
Ganga
Ganga is a queen associated with the ancient Kuru dynasty in Indian epic tradition, often linked to the river goddess personified in the Mahabharata.
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E.
Bhagirathi River
The Bhagirathi River is a major Himalayan river in northern India that forms one of the primary headstreams of the Ganges, revered in Hindu tradition and flowing through the rugged terrain of Uttarakhand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ganga River (Patna reach)