Kapala Yantra
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Kapala Yantra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, used for precise celestial observations and calculations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kapala Yantra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2838534 — 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: Kapala Yantra Context triple: [Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, hasPart, Kapala Yantra]
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A.
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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B.
Digamsa Yantra
Digamsa Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to measure the azimuth (direction) of celestial objects.
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C.
Jai Prakash Yantra
Jai Prakash Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to measure the positions of celestial bodies with high precision.
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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.
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.
- 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: Kapala Yantra Target entity description: Kapala Yantra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, used for precise celestial observations and calculations.
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A.
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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B.
Digamsa Yantra
Digamsa Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to measure the azimuth (direction) of celestial objects.
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C.
Jai Prakash Yantra
Jai Prakash Yantra is an astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to measure the positions of celestial bodies with high precision.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural astronomical instrument
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astronomical instrument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian astronomy
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observational astronomy ⓘ |
| category |
astronomical observatory instrument
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historical scientific instrument ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Rajput scientific architecture ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| hasNameComponent |
Kapala
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Yantra ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
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Jaipur ⓘ Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
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metal fittings ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| observatory | Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Jantar Mantar observatory complex ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astronomical calculations
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celestial observations ⓘ high-precision observations ⓘ measuring positions of celestial bodies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kapala Yantra Description of subject: Kapala Yantra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory, used for precise celestial observations and calculations.
Referenced by (1)
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