Yamunotri
E39760
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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yamunotri canonical | 14 |
| Yamunotri Glacier | 3 |
| Gauri Kund | 1 |
| Yamunotri hot springs | 1 |
| Yamunotri town | 1 |
| Yamunotri valley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T308913 — 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: Yamunotri Context triple: [Yamuna, sourceLocation, Yamunotri]
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A.
Gangotri Glacier
Gangotri Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in Uttarakhand, India, revered in Hinduism and known as the primary ice source feeding the upper reaches of the Ganges River.
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B.
Rawal Lake
Rawal Lake is an artificial reservoir and popular recreational spot located near Islamabad in Pakistan’s Margalla Hills foothills.
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C.
Saraswati
Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, wisdom, music, and the arts, revered as the divine embodiment of learning and creative inspiration.
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D.
Ghataprabha River
The Ghataprabha River is a significant river in southern India that flows through Karnataka and Maharashtra, supporting irrigation, agriculture, and hydroelectric projects before joining the Krishna River.
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E.
Sutlej River
The Sutlej River is a major transboundary river of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, originating in Tibet and flowing through the Himalayas into the plains of India and Pakistan, where it forms an important part of the Indus River system.
- 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: Yamunotri Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Gangotri Glacier
Gangotri Glacier is a major Himalayan glacier in Uttarakhand, India, revered in Hinduism and known as the primary ice source feeding the upper reaches of the Ganges River.
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B.
Rawal Lake
Rawal Lake is an artificial reservoir and popular recreational spot located near Islamabad in Pakistan’s Margalla Hills foothills.
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C.
Saraswati
Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, wisdom, music, and the arts, revered as the divine embodiment of learning and creative inspiration.
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D.
Ghataprabha River
The Ghataprabha River is a significant river in southern India that flows through Karnataka and Maharashtra, supporting irrigation, agriculture, and hydroelectric projects before joining the Krishna River.
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E.
Sutlej River
The Sutlej River is a major transboundary river of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, originating in Tibet and flowing through the Himalayas into the plains of India and Pakistan, where it forms an important part of the Indus River system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu holy place
ⓘ
Hindu pilgrimage site ⓘ temple town ⓘ |
| accessMode |
by palanquin
ⓘ
by pony ⓘ on foot ⓘ |
| administrativeState | Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| associatedWith | source of the Yamuna River ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Surya
ⓘ
Yama ⓘ |
| associatedWithGoddess | Yamuna ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythology | sage Asit Muni ⓘ |
| charDhamSequence | traditionally first stop in the Char Dham yatra of Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity | goddess Yamuna ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 3293 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| glacierAltitude | about 4421 metres ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Char Dham temples
ⓘ
linked to:
Char Dham
Hindu pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand ⓘ Yamuna River basin ⓘ
linked to:
Yamuna
|
| hasHotSpring |
Gauri Kund
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamunotri
Surya Kund ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Yamunotri Temple ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-altitude temple of goddess Yamuna
ⓘ
origin area of the Yamuna River ⓘ part of Himalayan Char Dham circuit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Garhwal Himalayas
ⓘ
linked to:
Garhwal
Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Uttarkashi district ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Himalayas ⓘ |
| locatedNearGlacier | Champasar Glacier ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Yamuna River ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Yamuna River
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamuna
|
| mainDeity | Yamuna idol ⓘ |
| nearestMajorTown | Barkot ⓘ |
| nearestRoadHead | Janki Chatti ⓘ |
| partOf |
Char Dham of Uttarakhand
ⓘ
linked to:
Char Dham
Chota Char Dham ⓘ
linked to:
Char Dham
Garhwal region ⓘ
linked to:
Garhwal
|
| pilgrimageSeason | late April to early November ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| ritualPractice | cooking rice and potatoes in hot springs as prasad ⓘ |
| stateCapitalNearest | Dehradun ⓘ |
| templeClosing | on Diwali ⓘ |
| templeOpening | on Akshaya Tritiya ⓘ |
| tourismType |
religious tourism
ⓘ
trekking destination ⓘ |
| trekDistanceFromRoadHead | about 5 kilometres ⓘ |
| winterSeatOfDeity | Kharsali village ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Yamunotri Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Yamunotri
linked to: Yamunotri
subject linked to:
goddess Yamuna
linked to: Yamunotri
linked to: Yamunotri
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linked to: Yamunotri