Gomukh
E130846
Gomukh is a revered Himalayan ice-cave and pilgrimage site in Uttarakhand, India, regarded as the mythological source of the Ganges River.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1106333 — 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: Gomukh Context triple: [Gangotri Glacier, terminus, Gomukh]
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A.
Kailash
Kailash is an Indian social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for his decades-long campaign against child labor and exploitation.
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B.
Mahakala
Mahakala is a fierce, time-devouring form of the Hindu god Shiva, associated with destruction, protection, and the transcendence of temporal existence.
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C.
Padar
Padar is a rugged, photogenic island in Indonesia’s Komodo National Park, known for its dramatic hills, multi-colored beaches, and panoramic hiking views.
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D.
Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash is a sacred peak in the Transhimalaya of Tibet revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon as a cosmic mountain and major pilgrimage site.
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E.
Jbel Sirwa
Jbel Sirwa is a prominent volcanic mountain massif in southern Morocco, known as a popular trekking destination between the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas ranges.
- 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: Gomukh Target entity description: Gomukh is a revered Himalayan ice-cave and pilgrimage site in Uttarakhand, India, regarded as the mythological source of the Ganges River.
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A.
Kailash
Kailash is an Indian social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for his decades-long campaign against child labor and exploitation.
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B.
Mahakala
Mahakala is a fierce, time-devouring form of the Hindu god Shiva, associated with destruction, protection, and the transcendence of temporal existence.
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C.
Padar
Padar is a rugged, photogenic island in Indonesia’s Komodo National Park, known for its dramatic hills, multi-colored beaches, and panoramic hiking views.
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D.
Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash is a sacred peak in the Transhimalaya of Tibet revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon as a cosmic mountain and major pilgrimage site.
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E.
Jbel Sirwa
Jbel Sirwa is a prominent volcanic mountain massif in southern Morocco, known as a popular trekking destination between the High Atlas and Anti-Atlas ranges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu pilgrimage site
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ glacier terminus ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | high-altitude trekking route ⓘ |
| approxTrekDistanceFromGangotri | 17–19 km ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Ganga
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges
Lord Shiva ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
|
| bestVisitSeason |
May to June
ⓘ
September to October ⓘ |
| climate | alpine ⓘ |
| closedDuring | heavy winter snowfall ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | Gangotri ~18 km (trek) ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 13,200 ft above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 4000 m above sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern | glacier recession due to climate change ⓘ |
| governingProtectedArea | Gangotri National Park ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glacial moraine
ⓘ
ice cave-like snout ⓘ steep rocky terrain ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning |
cow’s mouth
ⓘ
mouth of a cow ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Bhagirathi group of peaks
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhagirathi peaks
|
| locatedIn |
Gangotri National Park
ⓘ
Himalayas ⓘ Uttarakhand ⓘ Uttarkashi district ⓘ |
| locatedOn | right bank of Bhagirathi River ⓘ |
| mythologicalSourceOf |
Ganges River
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges
|
| namedAfter | shape resembling a cow’s mouth ⓘ |
| nearbyPilgrimageSite |
Gangotri Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamunotri Temple
|
| nearestTown |
Gangotri
ⓘ
linked to:
Gangotri Glacier
|
| partOf |
Ganges river system
ⓘ
linked to:
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
Gangotri Glacier ⓘ |
| pilgrimageTradition |
collection of holy water (Gangajal)
ⓘ
ritual bathing in icy waters ⓘ |
| popularFor |
Himalayan landscape views
ⓘ
high-altitude trekking ⓘ religious pilgrimage ⓘ |
| region |
Garhwal Himalayas
ⓘ
linked to:
Garhwal Himalaya
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| requiresPermitFrom |
Gangotri National Park authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
Gangotri National Park
|
| riverFormed | Bhagirathi River ⓘ |
| sourceOf | Bhagirathi River ⓘ |
| stateHighwayAccessPoint |
Gangotri
ⓘ
linked to:
Gangotri Glacier
|
| subjectTo | glacial retreat ⓘ |
| trekDifficulty | moderate to difficult ⓘ |
| trekRoute |
Gangotri–Chirbasa–Bhojbasa–Gomukh
ⓘ
linked to:
Gangotri Glacier
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Gomukh Description of subject: Gomukh is a revered Himalayan ice-cave and pilgrimage site in Uttarakhand, India, regarded as the mythological source of the Ganges River.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gomukh
linked to: Gomukh
linked to: Gomukh