Mahakal
E505036
Mahakal is a fierce form of the Hindu god Shiva, revered as the timeless destroyer of evil and the presiding deity of the famous Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple in Ujjain.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahakal canonical | 2 |
| Bhairava | 1 |
| Indian deity Mahakala | 1 |
| Mahakal (form of Shiva) | 1 |
| Mahakal form of Shiva | 1 |
| Mahākāla | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5241477 — 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: Mahakal Context triple: [Ujjain, isAssociatedWithDeity, Mahakal]
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A.
Kalki
Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.
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B.
Vrikodara
Vrikodara is a famous epithet of Bhima, the mighty Pandava hero of the Indian epic Mahabharata, highlighting his immense strength and voracious appetite.
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C.
Kameswara
Kameswara was a king of the Kediri (Kadiri) kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known from Javanese historical traditions as one of the early rulers in the succession that included the famed King Jayabaya.
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D.
Garudadri
Garudadri is one of the sacred hills of the Tirumala range, traditionally associated with the divine mount Garuda in Hindu mythology.
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E.
Chandi
Chandi is a fierce and powerful warrior aspect of the Hindu goddess Devi, associated with the destruction of evil and protection of the righteous.
- 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: Mahakal Target entity description: Mahakal is a fierce form of the Hindu god Shiva, revered as the timeless destroyer of evil and the presiding deity of the famous Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple in Ujjain.
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A.
Kalki
Kalki is the prophesied future incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu who is foretold to appear at the end of the current age to restore righteousness and cosmic order.
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B.
Vrikodara
Vrikodara is a famous epithet of Bhima, the mighty Pandava hero of the Indian epic Mahabharata, highlighting his immense strength and voracious appetite.
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C.
Kameswara
Kameswara was a king of the Kediri (Kadiri) kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, known from Javanese historical traditions as one of the early rulers in the succession that included the famed King Jayabaya.
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D.
Garudadri
Garudadri is one of the sacred hills of the Tirumala range, traditionally associated with the divine mount Garuda in Hindu mythology.
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E.
Chandi
Chandi is a fierce and powerful warrior aspect of the Hindu goddess Devi, associated with the destruction of evil and protection of the righteous.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
fierce form of Shiva ⓘ form of Shiva ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mahakaal
ⓘ
Mahakala ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Ganesha
ⓘ
Kartikeya ⓘ Parvati ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakshi
|
| associatedWith |
cosmic dissolution
ⓘ
death ⓘ destruction of evil ⓘ time ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
central to Ujjain’s religious identity
ⓘ
guardian deity of Ujjain ⓘ |
| describedAs | timeless destroyer of evil ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Shiva ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
destroyer of negativity
ⓘ
fierce ⓘ protector of devotees ⓘ |
| hasFormOf | Shiva ⓘ |
| iconographyFeature |
damaru drum
ⓘ
garland of skulls ⓘ terrifying aspect ⓘ trident ⓘ wreathed in ash ⓘ |
| includedIn | twelve Jyotirlinga traditions as Mahakaleshwar ⓘ |
| locatedInTempleCity | Ujjain ⓘ |
| majorFestival |
Mahashivaratri
ⓘ
linked to:
Maha Shivaratri
Shravan month observances ⓘ |
| partOf | Shaivism ⓘ |
| presidingDeityOf |
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
ⓘ
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple ⓘ
linked to:
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spouse |
Parvati
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakshi
|
| symbolizes |
end of all things
ⓘ
supremacy over time ⓘ ultimate reality beyond time ⓘ |
| worshippedAt |
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple, Ujjain
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
|
| worshippedIn |
India
ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| worshipTradition |
mantra chanting
ⓘ
night vigils ⓘ temple worship ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mahakal Description of subject: Mahakal is a fierce form of the Hindu god Shiva, revered as the timeless destroyer of evil and the presiding deity of the famous Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple in Ujjain.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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