Badrinath

E171987

Hindu pilgrimage town religious site temple town

Badrinath is a prominent Hindu temple town in the Indian Himalayas, revered as one of the Char Dham and an important pilgrimage destination dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Badrinath canonical	3
Badrinath Temple	1
Badrinath region	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1481298 — 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: Badrinath
Context triple: [Uttarakhand, pilgrimageSite, Badrinath]

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. Tirumala
Tirumala is a prominent hill town in Andhra Pradesh, India, best known as the site of the revered Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, one of Hinduism’s most important pilgrimage destinations.
C. Manali
Manali is a popular hill station and tourist town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, known for its scenic Himalayan landscapes, adventure sports, and cool climate.
D. Amarnath Cave Temple
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.
E. Yamunotri
Yamunotri is a revered Hindu pilgrimage site in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India, known as one of the Char Dham and the high-altitude temple area associated with the origin of the Yamuna River.
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: Badrinath
Target entity description: Badrinath is a prominent Hindu temple town in the Indian Himalayas, revered as one of the Char Dham and an important pilgrimage destination dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

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. Tirumala
Tirumala is a prominent hill town in Andhra Pradesh, India, best known as the site of the revered Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, one of Hinduism’s most important pilgrimage destinations.
C. Manali
Manali is a popular hill station and tourist town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, known for its scenic Himalayan landscapes, adventure sports, and cool climate.
D. Amarnath Cave Temple
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.
E. Yamunotri
Yamunotri is a revered Hindu pilgrimage site in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India, known as one of the Char Dham and the high-altitude temple area associated with the origin of the Yamuna River.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu pilgrimage town ⓘ religious site ⓘ temple town ⓘ
accessRoute	connected by road from Haridwar ⓘ connected by road from Rishikesh ⓘ
associatedDeityForm	Badri Narayan ⓘ linked to: Badarayana
associatedWith	Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ
associatedWithLegend	Lakshmi taking the form of a Badri tree to shelter Vishnu ⓘ Vishnu meditating in the form of a yogi ⓘ
associatedWithText	Skanda Purana ⓘ Vishnu Purana ⓘ
climate	cold alpine climate ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Lord Vishnu ⓘ linked to: Vishnu Vishnu ⓘ
elevation	approximately 3100 meters above sea level ⓘ
governingBody	Government of Uttarakhand ⓘ
hasMajorTemple	Badrinath Temple ⓘ linked to: Badrinath
hasSacredRiver	Alaknanda River ⓘ
hasSacredSpot	Narad Kund ⓘ Tapt Kund ⓘ
locatedIn	Chamoli district ⓘ Garhwal Himalayas ⓘ linked to: Garhwal Himalaya Indian Himalayas ⓘ linked to: Central Himalayas Uttarakhand ⓘ
locatedOn	banks of the Alaknanda River ⓘ
mainFestival	Badri-Kedar festival ⓘ linked to: Badri-Kedar Utsav Mata Murti Ka Mela ⓘ
nearbyPass	Mana Pass ⓘ linked to: Banihal Pass
nearbyTown	Joshimath ⓘ
nearbyVillage	Mana ⓘ
nearestAirport	Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun ⓘ
nearestRailhead	Rishikesh ⓘ
partOf	Char Dham ⓘ Chota Char Dham ⓘ linked to: Char Dham
pilgrimageType	Vaishnavite pilgrimage site ⓘ
primaryLanguageSpoken	Garhwali ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
seasonalAccessibility	generally accessible only in summer months ⓘ
significance	one of the four Chota Char Dham sites in Uttarakhand ⓘ one of the four main Char Dham sites ⓘ one of the most important Hindu pilgrimage destinations in India ⓘ
stateCapitalDistance	approximately 300 kilometers from Dehradun ⓘ
templeClosingPeriod	typically closes around October or November ⓘ
templeOpeningPeriod	typically opens around April or May ⓘ
traditionalRegion	Garhwal region ⓘ linked to: Garhwal

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Uttarakhand → pilgrimageSite → Badrinath ⓘ

Garhwal → contains → Badrinath ⓘ

Char Dham → hasPart → Badrinath ⓘ

Jyotir Math, Badrinath → linkedTo → Badrinath region ⓘ

linked to: Badrinath

Badrinath → hasMajorTemple → Badrinath Temple ⓘ