Vighneshvara
E582309
Vighneshvara is a prominent form of the Hindu god Ganesha, revered as the remover of obstacles and patron of beginnings and wisdom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vighneshvara canonical | 2 |
| Vighneshwara | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6046266 — 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: Vighneshvara Context triple: [Vinayaka, sameAs, Vighneshvara]
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A.
Nandikeshvara
Nandikeshvara is a revered figure in Hindu tradition, often identified with Nandi, the divine bull and devoted gatekeeper and attendant of the god Shiva.
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B.
Mahadeva
Mahadeva is a principal form of the Hindu god Shiva, revered as the supreme deity and great lord in Shaivism.
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C.
Kameswara
Kameswara was a king of the Kediri (Kadiri) kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known from Javanese historical traditions as one of the early rulers in the succession that included the famed King Jayabaya.
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D.
Panduranga
Panduranga is a revered Hindu deity worshipped primarily in Maharashtra as a form of Vishnu or Krishna, especially associated with the temple town of Pandharpur.
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E.
Panduranga
Panduranga was a historical Cham polity and important regional center located in what is now south-central Vietnam.
- 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: Vighneshvara Target entity description: Vighneshvara is a prominent form of the Hindu god Ganesha, revered as the remover of obstacles and patron of beginnings and wisdom.
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A.
Nandikeshvara
Nandikeshvara is a revered figure in Hindu tradition, often identified with Nandi, the divine bull and devoted gatekeeper and attendant of the god Shiva.
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B.
Mahadeva
Mahadeva is a principal form of the Hindu god Shiva, revered as the supreme deity and great lord in Shaivism.
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C.
Kameswara
Kameswara was a king of the Kediri (Kadiri) kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known from Javanese historical traditions as one of the early rulers in the succession that included the famed King Jayabaya.
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D.
Panduranga
Panduranga is a revered Hindu deity worshipped primarily in Maharashtra as a form of Vishnu or Krishna, especially associated with the temple town of Pandharpur.
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E.
Panduranga
Panduranga was a historical Cham polity and important regional center located in what is now south-central Vietnam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
aspect of Ganesha ⓘ form of Ganesha ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
auspiciousness
ⓘ
intellectual clarity ⓘ removal of hindrances ⓘ spiritual wisdom ⓘ |
| associatedFestival | Ganesh Chaturthi ⓘ |
| associatedRitual | Ganapati puja ⓘ |
| associatedScripture |
Ganapati Atharvashirsha
ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ganesha ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirection | east ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| deityType | remover of obstacles form ⓘ |
| domain |
beginnings
ⓘ
intellect ⓘ learning ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Ganesha ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Vighnaharta
ⓘ
Vighnaraja ⓘ Vighnesa ⓘ Vighneshwara ⓘ
linked to:
Vighneshvara
|
| iconographicAttribute |
broken tusk
ⓘ
curved trunk ⓘ elephant head ⓘ large belly ⓘ large ears ⓘ mouse vehicle ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Lord of Obstacles ⓘ |
| parentDeity | Ganesha ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of thresholds
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patron of beginnings ⓘ patron of wisdom ⓘ protector of undertakings ⓘ remover of obstacles ⓘ |
| worshippedAtTime |
start of important tasks
ⓘ
start of journeys ⓘ start of rituals ⓘ |
| worshippedFor |
good fortune
ⓘ
removal of obstacles ⓘ success in new ventures ⓘ wisdom ⓘ |
| worshipTradition |
Ganapatya tradition
ⓘ
Shaiva tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Shaivism
Smarta tradition ⓘ
linked to:
Smarta Sampradaya
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Vighneshvara Description of subject: Vighneshvara is a prominent form of the Hindu god Ganesha, revered as the remover of obstacles and patron of beginnings and wisdom.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vighneshvara