Basukinath Temple
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Basukinath Temple is a prominent Hindu pilgrimage site in Jharkhand, India, revered as a major Shiva shrine often visited alongside the famous Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basukinath Dham | 2 |
| Basukinath Temple canonical | 1 |
| बासुकीनाथ मंदिर | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10618351 — 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: Basukinath Temple Context triple: [Deoghar, hasTemple, Basukinath Temple]
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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.
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B.
Banke Bihari Temple
Banke Bihari Temple is a famous Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to Lord Krishna in his child form, renowned as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in North India.
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C.
Taraknath Temple
Taraknath Temple is a famous 18th-century Shiva temple and major pilgrimage site located in Tarakeswar, West Bengal, India.
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D.
Taleju Bhawani Temple
Taleju Bhawani Temple is a historic and sacred Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Taleju, located within the ancient royal complex of Patan Durbar Square in Nepal.
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E.
Mukteswara Temple
Mukteswara Temple is a 10th-century Hindu temple in Bhubaneswar, India, renowned for its exquisite Kalinga-style architecture and intricate stone carvings.
- 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: Basukinath Temple Target entity description: Basukinath Temple is a prominent Hindu pilgrimage site in Jharkhand, India, revered as a major Shiva shrine often visited alongside the famous Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar.
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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.
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B.
Banke Bihari Temple
Banke Bihari Temple is a famous Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to Lord Krishna in his child form, renowned as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in North India.
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C.
Taraknath Temple
Taraknath Temple is a famous 18th-century Shiva temple and major pilgrimage site located in Tarakeswar, West Bengal, India.
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D.
Taleju Bhawani Temple
Taleju Bhawani Temple is a historic and sacred Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Taleju, located within the ancient royal complex of Patan Durbar Square in Nepal.
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E.
Mukteswara Temple
Mukteswara Temple is a 10th-century Hindu temple in Bhubaneswar, India, renowned for its exquisite Kalinga-style architecture and intricate stone carvings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Shiva temple ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | India ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | North Indian temple style ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Lord Shiva
ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
|
| associatedWith |
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga pilgrimage
ⓘ
linked to:
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
|
| associatedWithFestival |
Mahashivaratri
ⓘ
linked to:
Maha Shivaratri
Shravani Mela ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | forms a pair with Baidyanath Dham for devotees ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| devoteesBelief | considered highly auspicious to visit after Baidyanath Dham ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice | offering water from Sultanganj to Shiva ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | temple committee ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Basukinath Dham
ⓘ
linked to:
Basukinath Temple
|
| hasFeature |
Shiva lingam
ⓘ
main sanctum dedicated to Shiva ⓘ |
| hasRitual | Jalabhishek to Shiva lingam ⓘ |
| hasTempleComplex | multiple smaller shrines ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | regional religious heritage site ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Shaivism pilgrimage circuit ⓘ |
| localLanguageName |
बासुकीनाथ मंदिर
ⓘ
linked to:
Basukinath Temple
|
| locatedIn |
Basukinath town
ⓘ
Dumka district ⓘ Jharkhand ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Dumka ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorPilgrimage | Deoghar ⓘ |
| oftenVisitedWith |
Baidyanath Dham
ⓘ
linked to:
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
Baidyanath Temple ⓘ
linked to:
Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple
|
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| pilgrimageRoute | Deoghar–Basukinath route ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | Shaivite pilgrimage ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | place of worship ⓘ |
| region | eastern India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance |
important Hindu pilgrimage site
ⓘ
major Shiva shrine in Jharkhand ⓘ |
| state | Jharkhand ⓘ |
| templeType | ancient temple ⓘ |
| tourismType | religious tourism ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Hindu devotees
ⓘ
pilgrims from Bihar ⓘ pilgrims from Jharkhand ⓘ pilgrims from West Bengal ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | Shaivism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basukinath Temple Description of subject: Basukinath Temple is a prominent Hindu pilgrimage site in Jharkhand, India, revered as a major Shiva shrine often visited alongside the famous Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Basukinath Temple
linked to: Basukinath Temple
linked to: Basukinath Temple