Kedara Khanda
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Kedara Khanda is a section of the Skanda Purana that primarily glorifies Lord Shiva, especially in his form associated with the sacred Kedarnath region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kedara Khanda canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5853348 — 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: Kedara Khanda Context triple: [Skanda Purana, hasPart, Kedara Khanda]
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A.
Khande di Pahul
Khande di Pahul is the Sikh initiation ceremony through which individuals formally join the Khalsa, committing to the faith’s spiritual and martial discipline.
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B.
Kanchanmala
Kanchanmala is a notable literary work by Bengali writer and playwright Jyotirindranath Tagore.
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C.
Bhaga
Bhaga is a Vedic Hindu deity associated with the distribution of wealth, fortune, and prosperity among beings.
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D.
Singhwara
Singhwara is a town located in the Darbhanga district of the Indian state of Bihar.
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E.
Kalki
Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.
- 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: Kedara Khanda Target entity description: Kedara Khanda is a section of the Skanda Purana that primarily glorifies Lord Shiva, especially in his form associated with the sacred Kedarnath region.
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A.
Khande di Pahul
Khande di Pahul is the Sikh initiation ceremony through which individuals formally join the Khalsa, committing to the faith’s spiritual and martial discipline.
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B.
Kanchanmala
Kanchanmala is a notable literary work by Bengali writer and playwright Jyotirindranath Tagore.
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C.
Bhaga
Bhaga is a Vedic Hindu deity associated with the distribution of wealth, fortune, and prosperity among beings.
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D.
Singhwara
Singhwara is a town located in the Darbhanga district of the Indian state of Bihar.
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E.
Kalki
Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture section
ⓘ
Khanda of Skanda Purana ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kedarnath Temple
ⓘ
Panch Kedar ⓘ |
| associatedWithFormOfShiva | Kedarnath Shiva ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Kedarnath
ⓘ
linked to:
Kedarnath Temple
|
| associatedWithRegion |
Garhwal Himalayas
ⓘ
linked to:
Garhwal Himalaya
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| contains |
Legends related to Shiva
ⓘ
Myths about Kedara Kshetra ⓘ Tirtha-mahatmya of Kedarnath ⓘ
linked to:
Praise of Kedarnath Tirtha
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| cosmologicalRole | Establishes sanctity of Kedarnath as a tirtha ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | Shapes religious importance of Kedarnath in Hindu tradition ⓘ |
| describes |
Greatness of Kedarnath
ⓘ
Merits of pilgrimage to Kedarnath ⓘ Rituals related to Shiva worship ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Glorification of Shiva
ⓘ
Praise of Kedarnath Tirtha ⓘ |
| devotionalPracticeEncouraged |
Pilgrimage to Kedarnath
ⓘ
Worship of Shiva as Kedarnath ⓘ |
| genre |
Devotional literature
ⓘ
Religious text ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Puranic literature ⓘ |
| mentions | Himalayan sacred geography ⓘ |
| partOf | Skanda Purana ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Shiva ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Mahatmya (glorification text)
ⓘ
linked to:
Devi Mahatmya
Tirtha (sacred ford) ⓘ
linked to:
Tirtha (ford-maker across samsara)
|
| relatedWork | Skanda Purana ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shaivism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| scripturalAuthorityFor | Pilgrimage practices at Kedarnath ⓘ |
| scripturalCategory | Tirtha-mahatmya text ⓘ |
| scriptureType | Purana section ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
Merit (punya) from visiting Kedarnath
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Purification of sins through pilgrimage ⓘ Supremacy of Shiva in Kedara Kshetra ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Medieval Hindu text (traditional dating uncertain) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Hindu pilgrimage discourse
ⓘ
Religious preaching about Kedarnath ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Hindu pilgrims to Kedarnath
ⓘ
Shaivites ⓘ
linked to:
Shaivism
|
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Kedara Khanda Description of subject: Kedara Khanda is a section of the Skanda Purana that primarily glorifies Lord Shiva, especially in his form associated with the sacred Kedarnath region.
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