Amarnath Cave Temple

E110364

Hindu temple cave temple pilgrimage site

Amarnath Cave Temple is a sacred Hindu shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, India, renowned for its naturally forming ice lingam and annual pilgrimage dedicated to Lord Shiva.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Amarnath Cave Temple canonical	5
Amarnath	2
Amarnath Cave	1
Amarnath Cave (access route)	1
Amarnath Yatra	1
Amarnath cave	1
Amarnath cave shrine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T923588 — 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: Amarnath Cave Temple
Context triple: [Shiva, worshipPlace, Amarnath Cave Temple]

A. Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath Temple is a revered Hindu shrine in the Indian Himalayas, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a major Char Dham pilgrimage site.
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.
C. Shakti Sthal
Shakti Sthal is a memorial in New Delhi dedicated to former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, marking the site of her cremation.
D. Dila Gori
Dila Gori is a professional football club based in Gori, Georgia, competing in the country’s top-tier league.
E. Wat Arun
Wat Arun is a famous riverside Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand, renowned for its towering, ornately decorated central prang that dominates the Chao Phraya River skyline.
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: Amarnath Cave Temple
Target entity description: Amarnath Cave Temple is a sacred Hindu shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, India, renowned for its naturally forming ice lingam and annual pilgrimage dedicated to Lord Shiva.

A. Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath Temple is a revered Hindu shrine in the Indian Himalayas, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a major Char Dham pilgrimage site.
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.
C. Shakti Sthal
Shakti Sthal is a memorial in New Delhi dedicated to former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, marking the site of her cremation.
D. Dila Gori
Dila Gori is a professional football club based in Gori, Georgia, competing in the country’s top-tier league.
E. Wat Arun
Wat Arun is a famous riverside Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand, renowned for its towering, ornately decorated central prang that dominates the Chao Phraya River skyline.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ cave temple ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
accessRoute	Baltal–Domel track ⓘ Pahalgam–Chandanwari–Sheshnag–Panchtarni track ⓘ
administrativeAuthority	Government of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ linked to: Government of Jammu and Kashmir (Union Territory)
associatedWithDeity	Parvati ⓘ linked to: Goddess Gauri
associatedWithMythology	place where Shiva explained the secret of immortality ⓘ
climate	cold alpine climate ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Shiva ⓘ
elevation	about 12756 feet ⓘ about 3888 metres ⓘ
governingBody	Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board ⓘ
hasCategory	Caves of Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ Hindu pilgrimage sites in India ⓘ Shiva temples in Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
hasFeature	naturally forming ice stalagmite ⓘ
hasSacredObject	ice lingam ⓘ
hasStructureType	natural limestone cave ⓘ
hazard	altitude sickness risk ⓘ avalanche risk ⓘ
interpretedAs	symbolic representation of Shiva ⓘ
knownFor	challenging high-altitude trek ⓘ ice lingam that waxes and wanes with the lunar cycle ⓘ
languageUsedInRituals	Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedIn	Anantnag district ⓘ Himalayas ⓘ Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ Lidder Valley ⓘ
mainFestival	Shravani Mela ⓘ
mainFestivalMonth	Shravana ⓘ linked to: Shravan month
nearestTown	Baltal ⓘ Pahalgam ⓘ
pilgrimageFrequency	annual ⓘ
pilgrimageName	Amarnath Yatra ⓘ linked to: Amarnath Cave Temple
pilgrimageSeason	summer ⓘ
pilgrimCapacity	tens of thousands per season ⓘ
primaryPilgrimsFrom	India ⓘ
region	Kashmir Valley ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
securityProvidedBy	Central Reserve Police Force ⓘ Indian Army ⓘ Jammu and Kashmir Police ⓘ
stateParty	Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
tourismType	religious tourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited