Shiva as Baidyanath
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Shiva as Baidyanath is a revered form of Lord Shiva worshipped as the supreme healer and physician, especially associated with the famous Baidyanath Jyotirlinga in Deoghar, India.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Shiva as Vaidyanath (Baijnath) | 1 |
| Shiva as Baidyanath canonical | 1 |
| Shiva as Lord of Physicians | 1 |
| Vaidyanath grants health and well-being | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10618589 — 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: Shiva as Baidyanath Context triple: [Baidhyanath Temple, Deoghar, primaryDeity, Shiva as Baidyanath]
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A.
Shiva as Pateeswarar
Shiva as Pateeswarar is a revered form of the Hindu god Shiva worshipped as the presiding deity of the ancient Perur temple near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, symbolizing divine grace and fertility.
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B.
Shrinathji
Shrinathji is a revered form of Krishna, especially worshipped in the Pushtimarg (Vallabha Sampradaya) tradition as the child-god lifting Govardhan Hill.
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C.
Airavatesvara (form of Shiva)
Airavatesvara is a revered form of the Hindu god Shiva associated with the legendary worship of Shiva by Indra’s white elephant Airavata, particularly venerated in South Indian Shaivite tradition.
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D.
Badarayana
Badarayana is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally credited with authoring the Brahma Sutras, a foundational text of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy.
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E.
Pandharinath
Pandharinath is another name for Vithoba, a widely revered Hindu deity worshipped as a form of Krishna/Vishnu, especially in the pilgrimage town of Pandharpur in Maharashtra, India.
- 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: Shiva as Baidyanath Target entity description: Shiva as Baidyanath is a revered form of Lord Shiva worshipped as the supreme healer and physician, especially associated with the famous Baidyanath Jyotirlinga in Deoghar, India.
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A.
Shiva as Pateeswarar
Shiva as Pateeswarar is a revered form of the Hindu god Shiva worshipped as the presiding deity of the ancient Perur temple near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, symbolizing divine grace and fertility.
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B.
Shrinathji
Shrinathji is a revered form of Krishna, especially worshipped in the Pushtimarg (Vallabha Sampradaya) tradition as the child-god lifting Govardhan Hill.
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C.
Airavatesvara (form of Shiva)
Airavatesvara is a revered form of the Hindu god Shiva associated with the legendary worship of Shiva by Indra’s white elephant Airavata, particularly venerated in South Indian Shaivite tradition.
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D.
Badarayana
Badarayana is an ancient Indian sage and philosopher traditionally credited with authoring the Brahma Sutras, a foundational text of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy.
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E.
Pandharinath
Pandharinath is another name for Vithoba, a widely revered Hindu deity worshipped as a form of Krishna/Vishnu, especially in the pilgrimage town of Pandharpur in Maharashtra, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
Jyotirlinga deity ⓘ form of Shiva ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baidyanath Dham
ⓘ
linked to:
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga ⓘ
linked to:
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
Deoghar ⓘ India ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ |
| associatedWithHealing |
karmic afflictions
ⓘ
mental distress ⓘ physical ailments ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| devoteesSeek |
healing from diseases
ⓘ
longevity ⓘ relief from suffering ⓘ spiritual well-being ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning |
Lord of physicians
ⓘ
Supreme healer ⓘ |
| hasAbode |
Baidyanath Dham temple complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
|
| hasPrimaryShrine |
Garbhagriha of Baidyanath Jyotirlinga
ⓘ
linked to:
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
|
| hasTitle |
Baba Baidyanath
ⓘ
linked to:
Vaidyanath Temple
Baidyanath ⓘ
linked to:
Vaidyanath
Baidyanath Mahadev ⓘ
linked to:
Vaidyanath
Vaidyanath ⓘ |
| iconographicForm | lingam ⓘ |
| isAspectOf | Rudra ⓘ |
| isFormOf | Shiva ⓘ |
| isOneOf | twelve Jyotirlingas ⓘ |
| majorFestival |
Mahashivaratri
ⓘ
linked to:
Maha Shivaratri
Shravani Mela ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType |
Jyotirlinga pilgrimage
ⓘ
Shaktipeeth and Jyotirlinga combined pilgrimage ⓘ |
| regionOfProminence |
Bihar
ⓘ
Eastern India ⓘ
linked to:
eastern India
Jharkhand ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
grantor of boons related to cure and recovery
ⓘ
protector of health ⓘ |
| templeLocation | Deoghar district ⓘ |
| templeState | Jharkhand ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Hindu pilgrims
ⓘ
Shaivites ⓘ
linked to:
Shaivism
|
| worshippedAs |
divine physician
ⓘ
healer ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
Kanwar Yatra during Shravan
ⓘ
offering of water and milk on the lingam ⓘ |
| worshipTradition |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shiva as Baidyanath Description of subject: Shiva as Baidyanath is a revered form of Lord Shiva worshipped as the supreme healer and physician, especially associated with the famous Baidyanath Jyotirlinga in Deoghar, India.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Shiva as Baidyanath
linked to: Shiva as Baidyanath