Gaumukh Reservoir

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Gaumukh Reservoir is a historic water tank within Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh Fort, revered as a sacred source where water flows from a cow-shaped spout into a cliffside pool.

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Gaumukh Reservoir canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic water tank ⓘ
sacred site ⓘ
water reservoir ⓘ
adjacentTo inner fort walls of Chittorgarh ⓘ
architecturalStyle Rajput fort architecture ⓘ
associatedBelief water is auspicious ⓘ
associatedWith Chittorgarh Fort temples ⓘ
linked to: Chittorgarh Fort
country India ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Hill Forts of Rajasthan" ⓘ
currentStatus accessible to visitors ⓘ
elevationFeature cliffside ⓘ
functionInPast water storage for fort inhabitants ⓘ
hasPart cliffside pool ⓘ
cow-shaped spout ⓘ
hasViewOf surrounding valley ⓘ
heritageContext Chittorgarh Fort complex ⓘ
linked to: Chittorgarh Fort
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Chittorgarh ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ
locatedOn hill fort plateau ⓘ
location Chittorgarh Fort ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
nameEtymology derived from Sanskrit words for cow (gau) and mouth (mukh) ⓘ
nearbyStructure palace ruins inside Chittorgarh Fort ⓘ
temples inside Chittorgarh Fort ⓘ
partOf Chittorgarh Fort ⓘ
defensive hill fort landscape ⓘ
religiousPractice lighting lamps near the tank ⓘ
offering flowers into the water ⓘ
religiousSignificance Hinduism ⓘ
sacredStatus revered water source ⓘ
safetyFeature stone steps leading to water ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ
usedFor pilgrimage ⓘ
religious offerings ⓘ
ritual bathing ⓘ
viewedAs symbol of life within the fort ⓘ
visitedBy pilgrims ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
waterFlowsFrom cow-shaped spout ⓘ
waterSourceType spring-fed (traditional belief) ⓘ

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

Chittorgarh Fort → hasStructure → Gaumukh Reservoir ⓘ