Maihar
E483450
Maihar is a town in Madhya Pradesh, India, renowned for its revered Maa Sharda Devi temple and its rich Hindustani classical music heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maihar canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4962876 — 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: Maihar Context triple: [Satna, hasNearbyPilgrimageSite, Maihar]
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A.
Mahjoor
Mahjoor was a renowned Kashmiri poet celebrated for revitalizing modern Kashmiri literature and expressing the social and cultural aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
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B.
Barshaini
Barshaini is a small Himalayan village in Himachal Pradesh, India, that serves as a popular base and trailhead for treks into the Parvati Valley and surrounding high-altitude landscapes.
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C.
Kadamtala
Kadamtala is a small settlement located on Middle Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
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D.
Upananda
Upananda is a figure in Buddhist tradition known primarily as the brother of Nanda, associated with the early circle of the Buddha’s relatives and disciples.
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E.
Parwanoo
Parwanoo is an industrial town in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India, known for its manufacturing units and proximity to the Haryana border.
- 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: Maihar Target entity description: Maihar is a town in Madhya Pradesh, India, renowned for its revered Maa Sharda Devi temple and its rich Hindustani classical music heritage.
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A.
Mahjoor
Mahjoor was a renowned Kashmiri poet celebrated for revitalizing modern Kashmiri literature and expressing the social and cultural aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
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B.
Barshaini
Barshaini is a small Himalayan village in Himachal Pradesh, India, that serves as a popular base and trailhead for treks into the Parvati Valley and surrounding high-altitude landscapes.
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C.
Kadamtala
Kadamtala is a small settlement located on Middle Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
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D.
Upananda
Upananda is a figure in Buddhist tradition known primarily as the brother of Nanda, associated with the early circle of the Buddha’s relatives and disciples.
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E.
Parwanoo
Parwanoo is an industrial town in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India, known for its manufacturing units and proximity to the Haryana border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | municipal council ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ali Akbar Khan
ⓘ
Allauddin Khan ⓘ Ravi Shankar ⓘ |
| climate | subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| demographicsCharacteristic | mixed urban and semi-urban population ⓘ |
| economicActivity | limestone and cement-related industries (regional) ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 367 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| festivalCelebrated |
Navratri
ⓘ
linked to:
Navaratri
Sharad Purnima (at Maa Sharda temple) ⓘ |
| governingBody | Nagar Palika Parishad Maihar ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | approximate coordinates 24.27°N 80.75°E ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Maihar Band (orchestra founded by Allauddin Khan)
ⓘ
linked to:
Maihar gharana
|
| hasEducationalInfluence | training ground for several noted classical musicians ⓘ |
| hasHillTemple | Maa Sharda Devi temple on Trikuta hill ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Maihar railway station ⓘ |
| hasTempleDeity |
Goddess Sharda (form of Saraswati/Durga)
ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Sharada
|
| hasTouristAttraction |
Alha-Udal associated sites (local legend)
ⓘ
Maa Sharda Devi temple ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hindustani classical music tradition
ⓘ
Maa Sharda Devi temple ⓘ Maihar gharana ⓘ |
| localLanguage | Bagheli ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Satna district ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Baghelkhand ⓘ |
| locatedOnTerrainFeature | Vindhya Range ⓘ |
| musicSchool |
Maihar gharana of Hindustani classical music
ⓘ
linked to:
Maihar gharana
|
| musicSignificance | important centre for Hindustani instrumental music ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Satna ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| partOf | Jabalpur railway division ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | Shaktipeeth-associated shrine (regional belief) ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Jabalpur–Katni–Satna–Manikpur section ⓘ |
| region | central India ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | important regional Shakti worship centre ⓘ |
| stateCapitalDistance | approximately 165 km from Bhopal (by road/airline distance, approximate) ⓘ |
| summerTemperature | often exceeds 40°C in peak summer ⓘ |
| templeAccess | reachable by steps and ropeway (cable car) ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
connected by road to Jabalpur
ⓘ
connected by road to Satna ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maihar Description of subject: Maihar is a town in Madhya Pradesh, India, renowned for its revered Maa Sharda Devi temple and its rich Hindustani classical music heritage.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.