Goddess Tara
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Goddess Tara is a revered Hindu tantric deity, especially worshipped in the Shakta tradition as a fierce yet compassionate form of the Divine Mother associated with protection, guidance, and liberation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goddess Tara canonical | 4 |
| Hindu goddess Tara | 1 |
| Mahavidya Tara | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7028975 — 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: Goddess Tara Context triple: [Tarapith, hasDeity, Goddess Tara]
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A.
Goddess Sarala
Goddess Sarala is a revered regional Hindu deity of Odisha, venerated as a powerful form of the Divine Mother and patron goddess of wisdom and literature.
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B.
Goddess Sharada
Goddess Sharada is a revered Hindu deity of wisdom, learning, and the arts, venerated as a form of Saraswati and especially worshipped at the Sringeri Sharada Peetham in Karnataka, India.
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C.
goddess Manimekala
Goddess Manimekala is a guardian sea and coastal deity in Tamil tradition, best known for protecting the heroine in the classical epic "Manimekalai."
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D.
Bhudevi
Bhudevi is the Hindu earth goddess and consort of Lord Vishnu, revered as the personification of the fertile, nurturing aspects of the Earth.
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E.
Goddess Durga
Goddess Durga is a principal Hindu deity revered as a fierce yet protective mother goddess who embodies divine strength, righteousness, and the destruction of evil.
- 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: Goddess Tara Target entity description: Goddess Tara is a revered Hindu tantric deity, especially worshipped in the Shakta tradition as a fierce yet compassionate form of the Divine Mother associated with protection, guidance, and liberation.
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A.
Goddess Sarala
Goddess Sarala is a revered regional Hindu deity of Odisha, venerated as a powerful form of the Divine Mother and patron goddess of wisdom and literature.
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B.
Goddess Sharada
Goddess Sharada is a revered Hindu deity of wisdom, learning, and the arts, venerated as a form of Saraswati and especially worshipped at the Sringeri Sharada Peetham in Karnataka, India.
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C.
goddess Manimekala
Goddess Manimekala is a guardian sea and coastal deity in Tamil tradition, best known for protecting the heroine in the classical epic "Manimekalai."
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D.
Bhudevi
Bhudevi is the Hindu earth goddess and consort of Lord Vishnu, revered as the personification of the fertile, nurturing aspects of the Earth.
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E.
Goddess Durga
Goddess Durga is a principal Hindu deity revered as a fierce yet protective mother goddess who embodies divine strength, righteousness, and the destruction of evil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu goddess
ⓘ
Shakta goddess ⓘ tantric deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shakta tantra
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakta Tantras
crossing over dangers ⓘ guidance ⓘ knowledge ⓘ liberation ⓘ protection ⓘ removal of fear ⓘ sound ⓘ speech ⓘ tantra ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Devi tradition
ⓘ
Mahavidya group ⓘ
linked to:
Mahavidyas
|
| cultCenter |
Tarapith
ⓘ
Ugra Tara Devalaya in Guwahati ⓘ |
| epithet |
Neela Saraswati
ⓘ
Tara Ma ⓘ Ugra Tara ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
compassionate
ⓘ
fierce ⓘ |
| isA |
compassionate goddess
ⓘ
fierce goddess ⓘ form of the Divine Mother ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
Dasa Mahavidya
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahavidyas
|
| relatedTo |
Goddess Durga
ⓘ
Goddess Kali ⓘ Goddess Saraswati ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
bestower of moksha
ⓘ
guide through difficulties ⓘ protector of devotees ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
compassion in action
ⓘ
deliverance ⓘ divine protection ⓘ |
| tradition | Shaktism ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
protector in perilous situations
ⓘ
savior from worldly ocean ⓘ |
| worshippedAs |
Divine Mother
ⓘ
linked to:
Adi Parashakti
fierce aspect of Shakti ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Shakta practitioners
ⓘ
tantric practitioners ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Assam
ⓘ
Bengal region ⓘ
linked to:
Bengal
India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Goddess Tara Description of subject: Goddess Tara is a revered Hindu tantric deity, especially worshipped in the Shakta tradition as a fierce yet compassionate form of the Divine Mother associated with protection, guidance, and liberation.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Goddess Tara
linked to: Goddess Tara