Kali

E23834

Hindu goddess deity

Kali is a fierce and powerful Hindu goddess associated with time, destruction, and the transformative power that annihilates evil.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Kali canonical	52
Kali (spirit)	2
Kalika	2
Kala	1
Kali as Tara	1
Ma Kali	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T152490 — 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: Kali
Context triple: [Hinduism, hasDeity, Kali]

A. Koba
Koba was a revolutionary alias used by Joseph Stalin during his early political activities in the Bolshevik movement.
B. Rarámuri
The Rarámuri, also known as the Tarahumara, are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico renowned for their exceptional long-distance running abilities and traditional way of life in the canyons and mountains of the Sierra Madre.
C. Tora
Tora is a popular nickname for the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region.
D. Maia
Maia is a figure from Greek mythology, one of the Pleiades and the mother of the god Hermes.
E. Mako Mori
Mako Mori is a skilled Jaeger pilot and central protagonist in the science fiction film "Pacific Rim," known for her emotional depth, resilience, and pivotal role in humanity’s fight against the Kaiju.
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: Kali
Target entity description: Kali is a fierce and powerful Hindu goddess associated with time, destruction, and the transformative power that annihilates evil.

A. Koba
Koba was a revolutionary alias used by Joseph Stalin during his early political activities in the Bolshevik movement.
B. Rarámuri
The Rarámuri, also known as the Tarahumara, are an Indigenous people of northern Mexico renowned for their exceptional long-distance running abilities and traditional way of life in the canyons and mountains of the Sierra Madre.
C. Tora
Tora is a popular nickname for the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region.
D. Maia
Maia is a figure from Greek mythology, one of the Pleiades and the mother of the god Hermes.
E. Mako Mori
Mako Mori is a skilled Jaeger pilot and central protagonist in the science fiction film "Pacific Rim," known for her emotional depth, resilience, and pivotal role in humanity’s fight against the Kaiju.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu goddess ⓘ deity ⓘ
abode	Himalayas ⓘ cremation ground ⓘ
associatedWith	Shakti ⓘ linked to: Devi annihilation of evil ⓘ destruction ⓘ liberation (moksha) ⓘ time ⓘ transformation ⓘ
color	black ⓘ dark blue ⓘ
depictedWith	four arms ⓘ lolling tongue ⓘ ten arms ⓘ three eyes ⓘ
epithet	Bhadrakali ⓘ linked to: Devi Chamunda ⓘ Dakshina Kali ⓘ Kalika ⓘ linked to: Kali Mahakali ⓘ linked to: Devi Smashana Kali ⓘ
festival	Kali Puja ⓘ Navaratri ⓘ
formOf	Durga ⓘ linked to: Devi Parvati ⓘ linked to: Devi
gender	female ⓘ
majorRegionOfWorship	Assam ⓘ Bangladesh ⓘ linked to: People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) Odisha ⓘ linked to: Orissa West Bengal ⓘ
mount	jackal ⓘ lion ⓘ tiger ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
represents	cosmic power ⓘ destruction of ego ⓘ fierce compassion ⓘ time (Kala) ⓘ
spouse	Shiva ⓘ
standsOn	Shiva ⓘ
symbol	blood ⓘ severed head ⓘ skull belt ⓘ skull garland ⓘ sword ⓘ trident ⓘ
textMention	Devi Mahatmya ⓘ Puranas ⓘ
weapon	khadga (curved sword) ⓘ trident ⓘ
worshipTradition	Shaktism ⓘ Tantra ⓘ

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Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hinduism → hasDeity → Kali ⓘ

Diwali → associatedDeity → Kali ⓘ

Devi → hasAspect → Kali ⓘ

Shaktism → associatedDeity → Kali ⓘ

Kali → epithet → Kalika ⓘ

linked to: Kali

Kali Puja → mainDeity → Kali ⓘ

Kali Linux → codeName → Kali ⓘ

Yama → otherName → Kala ⓘ

linked to: Kali

Nala → associatedWith → Kali (spirit) ⓘ

subject linked to: Nala and Damayanti

linked to: Kali

Mata → isHonorificFor → Kali ⓘ

Sri Ramakrishna → devotionalFocus → Kali ⓘ

Mahadevi → aspectOf → Kali ⓘ

Trishula → alsoAssociatedWith → Kali ⓘ

subject linked to: trishula

Shakti → manifestationsInclude → Kali ⓘ

subject linked to: Shakti is the all-encompassing cosmic power

Mahavidyas → member → Kali ⓘ

Kalikula → centralDeity → Kali ⓘ

Smashana Kali → associatedWith → Kali ⓘ

Shaktas → primaryDeityForm → Kali ⓘ

Dakshina Kali → associatedWith → Kali ⓘ

Dakshina Kali → epithet → Ma Kali ⓘ

linked to: Kali

Tantra → associatedWithDeity → Kali ⓘ

Chamunda → associatedWith → Kali ⓘ

Mahanisha Puja → honorsDeity → Kali ⓘ

Shakta Upanishads → associatedDeity → Kali ⓘ

Kali Konto → hasPartNameElement → Kali ⓘ

Guna traditional religion → hasDeity → Kali ⓘ

Kali Temple (Sinhagad Fort) → dedicatedTo → Kali ⓘ

subject linked to: Kali Temple

Kali Temple (Sinhagad Fort) → hasDeity → Kali ⓘ

subject linked to: Kali Temple

Kali Reis → givenName → Kali ⓘ

Nala → associatedWith → Kali (spirit) ⓘ

linked to: Kali

Ishta Devata → canBe → Kali ⓘ

Kali Mata → otherName → Kali ⓘ

Kali Mata → otherName → Kalika ⓘ

linked to: Kali

Sri Sarada Devi → householdDeity → Kali ⓘ

Kalkaji Mandir → primaryDeityForm → Kali ⓘ

Hindu mythology → featuresDeity → Kali ⓘ

Naraka Chaturdashi → associatedWithDeity → Kali ⓘ

Kalika Purana → primaryDeity → Kali ⓘ

Adi Parashakti → worshippedAs → Kali ⓘ

Chhinnamasta → associatedWith → Kali ⓘ

Kalighat Kali Temple → dedicatedTo → Kali ⓘ

Bhairavi → associatedWith → Kali ⓘ

Hindu pantheon → hasDeity → Kali ⓘ

Kalika Mata Temple → associatedDeity → Kali ⓘ

Radha-Krishna temple → associatedDeity → Kali ⓘ

Trikona Parikrama of Vindhyachal → associatedWithDeity → Kali ⓘ

Kali Khoh Temple → hasDeity → Kali ⓘ

Kali Khoh Temple → worshippedDeity → Kali ⓘ

Bargabhima Temple → primaryDeity → Kali ⓘ

Tarapith Tara Temple → hasDeity → Kali as Tara ⓘ

linked to: Kali

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