Char Dham

E103911

Hindu pilgrimage circuit religious site grouping

Char Dham is a revered Hindu pilgrimage circuit comprising four sacred sites believed to grant spiritual merit and liberation to devotees who complete the journey.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Char Dham canonical	18
Char Dham Yatra	6
Chota Char Dham	5
Char Dham pilgrimage circuit	3
Char Dham of Uttarakhand	2
Char Dham temples	2
Char Dham Yatra route (as access point to Yamunotri)	1
Char Dham in Uttarakhand	1
Char Dham mathas	1
Char Dham of Dwarka region (local)	1
Char Dham pilgrimage	1
Char Dham pilgrimage route (via Rudraprayag–Badrinath axis)	1
Char Dham region of Uttarakhand	1
Char Dham route	1
Chota Char Dham in Uttarakhand	1
Eastern Char Dham	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T874126 — 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: Char Dham
Context triple: [Rameswaram, pilgrimageCircuit, Char Dham]

A. Shakti Sthal
Shakti Sthal is a memorial in New Delhi dedicated to former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, marking the site of her cremation.
B. Palitana temples
The Palitana temples are a renowned complex of hundreds of Jain temples atop Shatrunjaya Hill, revered as one of Jainism’s holiest pilgrimage sites.
C. Vrindavan
Vrindavan is a major Hindu pilgrimage town in Uttar Pradesh, India, revered as a principal center of devotion to Lord Krishna and associated with many temples, sacred groves, and legends from his life.
D. Gangaur
Gangaur is a prominent Rajasthani festival dedicated to the worship of Goddess Gauri, celebrating marital fidelity, prosperity, and the well-being of women.
E. 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.
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: Char Dham
Target entity description: Char Dham is a revered Hindu pilgrimage circuit comprising four sacred sites believed to grant spiritual merit and liberation to devotees who complete the journey.

A. Shakti Sthal
Shakti Sthal is a memorial in New Delhi dedicated to former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, marking the site of her cremation.
B. Palitana temples
The Palitana temples are a renowned complex of hundreds of Jain temples atop Shatrunjaya Hill, revered as one of Jainism’s holiest pilgrimage sites.
C. Vrindavan
Vrindavan is a major Hindu pilgrimage town in Uttar Pradesh, India, revered as a principal center of devotion to Lord Krishna and associated with many temples, sacred groves, and legends from his life.
D. Gangaur
Gangaur is a prominent Rajasthani festival dedicated to the worship of Goddess Gauri, celebrating marital fidelity, prosperity, and the well-being of women.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu pilgrimage circuit ⓘ religious site grouping ⓘ
associatedPractice	fasting and prayer ⓘ ritual worship ⓘ vows and offerings ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	liberation ⓘ spiritual merit ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Shiva ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ
BadrinathLocatedIn	Uttarakhand ⓘ
BadrinathPrimaryDeity	Vishnu ⓘ
category	Hindu pilgrimage sites ⓘ sacred geography of India ⓘ
culturalContext	Sanatana Dharma ⓘ linked to: Hinduism
devoteeActivity	yatra ⓘ
DwarkaLocatedIn	Gujarat ⓘ
DwarkaPrimaryDeity	Krishna ⓘ
hasPart	Badrinath ⓘ Dwarka ⓘ Puri ⓘ linked to: Puri district Rameswaram ⓘ
hasRegionalDistribution	east India ⓘ north India ⓘ linked to: northern India south India ⓘ linked to: South India west India ⓘ
hasTempleType	Shaivite temple ⓘ Vaishnavite temple ⓘ
languageOfTerm	Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedIn	India ⓘ
mentionedIn	Hindu pilgrimage traditions ⓘ
pilgrimageType	pan-Indian ⓘ
PuriLocatedIn	Odisha ⓘ linked to: Orissa
PuriPrimaryDeity	Jagannath ⓘ linked to: Krishna
RameswaramLocatedIn	Tamil Nadu ⓘ
RameswaramPrimaryDeity	Shiva ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
roleInDevotion	major life pilgrimage ⓘ
seasonality	year-round pilgrimage ⓘ
spiritualSignificance	moksha ⓘ punya ⓘ
termMeaning	four abodes ⓘ
traditionalBelief	completing the circuit grants liberation ⓘ visiting all four sites removes sins ⓘ
visitedBy	Hindu pilgrims ⓘ spiritual tourists ⓘ

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Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rameswaram → pilgrimageCircuit → Char Dham ⓘ

Uttarakhand → pilgrimageCircuit → Char Dham ⓘ

Yamunotri → partOf → Char Dham of Uttarakhand ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Yamunotri → partOf → Chota Char Dham ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Yamunotri → hasCategory → Char Dham temples ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Haridwar → isOnRouteOf → Char Dham Yatra ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Haridwar → isGatewayTo → Char Dham ⓘ

Dwarkadhish Temple → associatedWith → Char Dham ⓘ

Dwarkadhish Temple → pilgrimageCircuit → Char Dham ⓘ

Garhwal → tourismCircuit → Char Dham Yatra ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Ramanathaswamy Temple → partOf → Char Dham ⓘ

Kedarnath Temple → partOf → Chota Char Dham ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Dwarka → partOf → Char Dham ⓘ

Dwarka → pilgrimageCircuit → Char Dham ⓘ

Sapta Puri → relatedConcept → Char Dham ⓘ

Badrinath → partOf → Char Dham ⓘ

Badrinath → partOf → Chota Char Dham ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Uttarkashi district → partOfPilgrimageCircuit → Char Dham Yatra ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Yamunotri Temple → partOf → Char Dham ⓘ

Yamunotri Temple → partOf → Chota Char Dham ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Yamunotri Temple → visitedFor → Char Dham Yatra ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Yamunotri Temple → category → Char Dham temples ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Janki Chatti → partOf → Char Dham Yatra route (as access point to Yamunotri) ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Kharsali village → partOfPilgrimageCircuit → Char Dham region of Uttarakhand ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Bhagirathi River → isPilgrimageRouteFor → Char Dham Yatra ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Jagat Mandir → pilgrimageTradition → Char Dham ⓘ

Dwarka kingdom → culturalSignificance → Char Dham pilgrimage circuit ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Shree Dwarkadhish Temple Trust → associatedWith → Char Dham pilgrimage ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Bet Dwarka → partOf → Char Dham of Dwarka region (local) ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Jagannath Temple Puri → partOf → Char Dham ⓘ

Jagannath Temple Puri → pilgrimageCircuit → Eastern Char Dham ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Srinagar (Garhwal) → locatedOnRoute → Char Dham pilgrimage route (via Rudraprayag–Badrinath axis) ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Garhwal Himalaya → containsPilgrimageCircuit → Char Dham of Uttarakhand ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Govardhana Pitha → partOf → Char Dham mathas ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Govardhana Pitha → associatedPilgrimageCircuit → Char Dham ⓘ

Jyotir Peeth → associatedWith → Char Dham pilgrimage circuit ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Dvaraka → pilgrimageCircuit → Char Dham ⓘ

Kedarnath town → partOf → Char Dham pilgrimage circuit ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Kedarnath town → partOf → Chota Char Dham in Uttarakhand ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee → associatedWith → Char Dham in Uttarakhand ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Puri → partOf → Char Dham ⓘ

Alaknanda River → associatedWithPilgrimageRoute → Char Dham ⓘ

Narad Kund → visitedDuring → Char Dham Yatra ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Yamunotri region → partOfPilgrimageCircuit → Char Dham ⓘ

Yamunotri region → partOfPilgrimageCircuit → Chota Char Dham ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

Devprayag → pilgrimageRoute → Char Dham route ⓘ

linked to: Char Dham

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