Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple

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Hindu temple Jyotirlinga shrine pilgrimage site

Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple is a major Hindu pilgrimage site in Deoghar, Jharkhand, revered as one of the twelve sacred Jyotirlingas dedicated to Lord Shiva.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Baba Baidyanath Dham	4
Baidhyanath Temple	4
Baidyanath Dham	4
Baidyanath Temple	3
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga	2
Baidyanath Temple, Deoghar	2
Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga	2
Baba Baidyanath	1
Baba Baidyanath Temple	1
Baba Baidyanath Temple complex	1
Baidyanath Dham (Deoghar)	1
Baidyanath Dham temple complex	1
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga pilgrimage	1
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple canonical	1
Baidyanath Temple complex	1
Garbhagriha of Baidyanath Jyotirlinga	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10618345 — 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: Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
Context triple: [Deoghar, knownFor, Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple]

A. Kal Bhairav Temple
Kal Bhairav Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, dedicated to the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva known as Kal Bhairav and renowned for its unique ritual offerings.
B. Jageshwar Mahadev Temple
Jageshwar Mahadev Temple is a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva located within the historic Kalinjar Fort complex in Uttar Pradesh, India.
C. Kalaram Temple
Kalaram Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Nashik, Maharashtra, renowned for its black stone idol of Lord Rama and significant role in religious and historical events.
D. Vindhyachal Temple
Vindhyachal Temple is a major Hindu pilgrimage site in Uttar Pradesh dedicated to Goddess Vindhyavasini, revered as a powerful form of Durga.
E. Laxminarayan Temple
Laxminarayan Temple is a historic Hindu temple in Orchha, India, renowned for its unique blend of temple and fort architecture and its well-preserved mural paintings.
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: Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
Target entity description: Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple is a major Hindu pilgrimage site in Deoghar, Jharkhand, revered as one of the twelve sacred Jyotirlingas dedicated to Lord Shiva.

A. Kal Bhairav Temple
Kal Bhairav Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, dedicated to the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva known as Kal Bhairav and renowned for its unique ritual offerings.
B. Jageshwar Mahadev Temple
Jageshwar Mahadev Temple is a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva located within the historic Kalinjar Fort complex in Uttar Pradesh, India.
C. Kalaram Temple
Kalaram Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Nashik, Maharashtra, renowned for its black stone idol of Lord Rama and significant role in religious and historical events.
D. Vindhyachal Temple
Vindhyachal Temple is a major Hindu pilgrimage site in Uttar Pradesh dedicated to Goddess Vindhyavasini, revered as a powerful form of Durga.
E. Laxminarayan Temple
Laxminarayan Temple is a historic Hindu temple in Orchha, India, renowned for its unique blend of temple and fort architecture and its well-preserved mural paintings.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ Jyotirlinga shrine ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Baba Baidyanath Dham ⓘ linked to: Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple Baidyanath Dham ⓘ linked to: Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga ⓘ linked to: Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
architectureStyle	North Indian temple architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Ramayana tradition ⓘ legend of Ravana ⓘ
attractsPilgrimsFrom	Bihar ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ across India ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Lord Shiva ⓘ linked to: Shiva
genderAdmission	open to men and women ⓘ
hasComplex	multiple subsidiary shrines ⓘ
hasCulturalRole	important center of regional religious culture ⓘ
hasDailyRituals	multiple aartis ⓘ regular puja of the Jyotirlinga ⓘ
hasEconomicImpact	supports local pilgrimage-based economy ⓘ
hasFeature	Jyotirlinga ⓘ main sanctum (garbhagriha) ⓘ shikhara-style tower ⓘ
hasRitual	Abhishekam of the Jyotirlinga ⓘ offering of water from Sultanganj ⓘ
locatedIn	Deoghar ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ
locatedInCountry	India ⓘ
majorFestival	Mahashivaratri ⓘ linked to: Maha Shivaratri Shravani Mela ⓘ
managedBy	local temple trust and priests ⓘ
near	Deoghar town centre ⓘ
oneOf	twelve Jyotirlingas ⓘ
openTo	devotees of all castes ⓘ
pilgrimageType	Shaivite pilgrimage ⓘ
primaryDeity	Shiva as Baidyanath ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
significanceInShaivism	considered highly sacred among Shiva temples ⓘ
spiritualBelief	believed to cure diseases ⓘ believed to fulfill vows of devotees ⓘ
stateSignificance	one of the most important temples in Jharkhand ⓘ
visitedBy	millions of pilgrims annually ⓘ
worshipLanguage	Hindi ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ regional languages of Jharkhand and Bihar ⓘ
worshippedAs	healing deity (Vaidya – physician) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited