Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage

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Hindu pilgrimage religious circumambulation spiritual practice

The Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage is a traditional Hindu circumambulation of the entire course of the Narmada River, undertaken on foot along both banks as an act of deep spiritual devotion and penance.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Narmada Parikrama	4
Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage route	2
Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage canonical	1
Narmada Parikrama route (broadly associated)	1
Narmada River pilgrimage circuit	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2829053 — 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: Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage
Context triple: [Reva, isSubjectOf, Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage]

A. Char Dham
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.
B. Kanwar Yatra
Kanwar Yatra is a major annual Hindu pilgrimage in which devotees of Lord Shiva carry holy Ganges water on foot to offer at Shiva temples, especially during the month of Shravan.
C. Shakti Peetha
Shakti Peetha are revered Hindu pilgrimage shrines dedicated to the goddess Shakti, believed to mark the sacred sites where parts of the goddess Sati’s body fell to earth.
D. Trimbakeshwar
Trimbakeshwar is an ancient Hindu temple town in Maharashtra, India, renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva and a major pilgrimage site.
E. 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.
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: Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage
Target entity description: The Narmada Parikrama pilgrimage is a traditional Hindu circumambulation of the entire course of the Narmada River, undertaken on foot along both banks as an act of deep spiritual devotion and penance.

A. Char Dham
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.
B. Kanwar Yatra
Kanwar Yatra is a major annual Hindu pilgrimage in which devotees of Lord Shiva carry holy Ganges water on foot to offer at Shiva temples, especially during the month of Shravan.
C. Shakti Peetha
Shakti Peetha are revered Hindu pilgrimage shrines dedicated to the goddess Shakti, believed to mark the sacred sites where parts of the goddess Sati’s body fell to earth.
D. Trimbakeshwar
Trimbakeshwar is an ancient Hindu temple town in Maharashtra, India, renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva and a major pilgrimage site.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu pilgrimage ⓘ religious circumambulation ⓘ spiritual practice ⓘ
associatedBelief	Narmada is considered older than the Ganges in some traditions ⓘ circumambulating Narmada equals circumambulating all holy places ⓘ
associatedPractice	austerity ⓘ bathing in the Narmada River ⓘ continuous chanting of mantras ⓘ penance ⓘ visiting temples along the river ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	major river pilgrimage of central India ⓘ part of traditional Narmada river worship ⓘ
estimatedDuration	often more than one year ⓘ
languageContext	practiced mainly by speakers of Gujarati ⓘ practiced mainly by speakers of Hindi ⓘ
mainStates	Gujarat ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ
notablePilgrimageSites	Amarkantak ⓘ linked to: Amarkantak town Bharuch ⓘ Hoshangabad ⓘ Maheshwar ⓘ Omkareshwar ⓘ linked to: Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga temple
observanceType	group pilgrimage ⓘ individual vow ⓘ
participants	Hindu devotees ⓘ householders ⓘ sadhus ⓘ
primaryDeity	Narmada River ⓘ linked to: Narmada
relatedConcept	river goddess worship ⓘ tirtha-yatra ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
ritualForm	parikrama (circumambulation) ⓘ
routeFeature	both banks of Narmada River ⓘ upstream on one bank and downstream on the other ⓘ
spiritualGoal	attaining blessings of goddess Narmada ⓘ detachment from material life ⓘ purification of sins ⓘ self-discipline ⓘ
startingPoint	Narmada river mouth at Arabian Sea ⓘ Narmada river source region in Amarkantak ⓘ
takesPlaceAlong	Narmada River ⓘ linked to: Narmada
timePeriodOfOrigin	ancient Hindu tradition ⓘ
traditionalRule	avoid use of vehicles as far as possible ⓘ do not cross the river except at source or mouth ⓘ live on alms or simple food ⓘ maintain celibacy during the journey ⓘ
typicalModeOfTravel	on foot ⓘ
veneratedAs	goddess Narmada ⓘ linked to: Goddess Narmada

How these facts were elicited