Khandava-daha (burning of Khandava)
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Khandava-daha (the burning of Khandava) is a famous episode from the Indian epic Mahabharata in which Krishna and Arjuna help the fire god Agni burn the Khandava forest, leading to the establishment of the Pandavas’ capital at Indraprastha.
All labels observed (1)
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| Khandava-daha (burning of Khandava) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20938062 — 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: Khandava-daha (burning of Khandava) Context triple: [Khandavaprastha, associatedEpisode, Khandava-daha (burning of Khandava)]
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A.
Nabakalebara
Nabakalebara is a rare and elaborate Hindu ritual held at the Jagannath Temple in Puri in which the wooden idols of the deities are ceremonially replaced with newly carved ones.
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B.
Dhauli
Dhauli is a historic site in Odisha, India, renowned as the place where the ancient Kalinga War occurred and where Emperor Ashoka is believed to have embraced Buddhism, marked by rock edicts and a prominent peace pagoda.
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C.
Pathuriaghata
Pathuriaghata is a historic neighborhood in north Kolkata, India, known for its old aristocratic mansions and traditional Bengali cultural heritage.
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D.
Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura)
Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura) is a famous episode in Hindu mythology in which the demon king Narakasura is killed—often with the crucial role of Satyabhama—symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and celebrated in connection with the festival of Diwali.
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E.
Kaurava camp
The Kaurava camp is the war encampment of the Kaurava faction in the Mahabharata, led by Duryodhana and his allies against the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra War.
- 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: Khandava-daha (burning of Khandava) Target entity description: Khandava-daha (the burning of Khandava) is a famous episode from the Indian epic Mahabharata in which Krishna and Arjuna help the fire god Agni burn the Khandava forest, leading to the establishment of the Pandavas’ capital at Indraprastha.
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A.
Nabakalebara
Nabakalebara is a rare and elaborate Hindu ritual held at the Jagannath Temple in Puri in which the wooden idols of the deities are ceremonially replaced with newly carved ones.
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B.
Dhauli
Dhauli is a historic site in Odisha, India, renowned as the place where the ancient Kalinga War occurred and where Emperor Ashoka is believed to have embraced Buddhism, marked by rock edicts and a prominent peace pagoda.
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C.
Pathuriaghata
Pathuriaghata is a historic neighborhood in north Kolkata, India, known for its old aristocratic mansions and traditional Bengali cultural heritage.
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D.
Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura)
Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura) is a famous episode in Hindu mythology in which the demon king Narakasura is killed—often with the crucial role of Satyabhama—symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and celebrated in connection with the festival of Diwali.
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E.
Kaurava camp
The Kaurava camp is the war encampment of the Kaurava faction in the Mahabharata, led by Duryodhana and his allies against the Pandavas in the Kurukshetra War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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