Rama’s sandals
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Rama’s sandals are the symbolic royal footwear of the exiled prince Rama in the Ramayana, revered as his proxy on the throne during his absence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rama’s sandals canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4906495 — 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: Rama’s sandals Context triple: [Bharata, placedOnThrone, Rama’s sandals]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Rama dama
Rama dama is a German drama film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier that portrays the hardships and rebuilding efforts in post-World War II Munich.
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D.
Nagamandala
Nagamandala is a traditional South Indian ritualistic performance and folk dance-drama centered on serpent worship, especially prevalent in the Tulu-speaking regions of Karnataka.
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E.
Rama
Rama is a major Hindu deity and the virtuous prince-king of Ayodhya, revered as the seventh avatar of Vishnu and hero of the epic Ramayana.
- 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: Rama’s sandals Target entity description: Rama’s sandals are the symbolic royal footwear of the exiled prince Rama in the Ramayana, revered as his proxy on the throne during his absence.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Rama dama
Rama dama is a German drama film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier that portrays the hardships and rebuilding efforts in post-World War II Munich.
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D.
Nagamandala
Nagamandala is a traditional South Indian ritualistic performance and folk dance-drama centered on serpent worship, especially prevalent in the Tulu-speaking regions of Karnataka.
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E.
Rama
Rama is a major Hindu deity and the virtuous prince-king of Ayodhya, revered as the seventh avatar of Vishnu and hero of the epic Ramayana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
footwear
ⓘ
objectOfWorship ⓘ religiousSymbol ⓘ royalInsignia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ayodhya
ⓘ
Bharata ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Rama ⓘ Ramayana ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceIn | IndianTradition ⓘ |
| genreContext | HinduEpicLiterature ⓘ |
| givenBy | Rama ⓘ |
| givenTo | Bharata ⓘ |
| heldBy | Bharata ⓘ |
| iconographicMotifIn |
RamayanaPaintings
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramayana scenes
RamlilaPerformances ⓘ
linked to:
Ramleela
|
| locatedOn |
AyodhyaThrone
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayodhya
|
| material | wood ⓘ |
| moralLesson |
humilityInLeadership
ⓘ
loyaltyToRightfulKing ⓘ selflessService ⓘ |
| narrativeRoleIn |
Bharata’sVisitToChitrakoot
ⓘ
linked to:
Chitrakoot Dham
Rama’sExileEpisode ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| represents |
idealDevotedBrotherhood
ⓘ
ruleInRama’sName ⓘ separationOfPowerAndPerson ⓘ |
| reveredIn |
TulsidasRamcharitmanas
ⓘ
linked to:
Ramcharitmanas
ValmikiRamayana ⓘ
linked to:
Ramayana
|
| symbolizes |
Rama’sPresence
ⓘ
devotionOfBharata ⓘ dharma ⓘ obedienceToDharma ⓘ renunciationOfPower ⓘ righteousKingship ⓘ royalAuthority ⓘ |
| timeOfUse | Rama’sFourteenYearExile ⓘ |
| typeOf | paduka ⓘ |
| usedAs |
proxyOnTheThrone
ⓘ
symbolicRulerOfAyodhya ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | Rama’sProxy ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Bharata
ⓘ
peopleOfAyodhya ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rama’s sandals Description of subject: Rama’s sandals are the symbolic royal footwear of the exiled prince Rama in the Ramayana, revered as his proxy on the throne during his absence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.