Khajuraho Group of Monuments

E102809

UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site temple complex

The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a renowned complex of medieval Hindu and Jain temples in India, celebrated for their intricate Nagara-style architecture and exquisite erotic and mythological sculptures.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Khajuraho Group of Monuments canonical	34
Khajuraho	30
Khajuraho temple complex	3
UNESCO World Heritage Site Khajuraho Group of Monuments	3
Khajuraho region	2
Khajuraho temples	2
Western Group of Temples at Khajuraho	2
Western Group of Temples, Khajuraho	2
Jain temple complex at Khajuraho	1
Khajuraho town	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T879480 — 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: Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Context triple: [Madhya Pradesh, hasWorldHeritageSite, Khajuraho Group of Monuments]

A. 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.
B. Agra Fort
Agra Fort is a massive 16th-century Mughal fortress in Agra, India, renowned for its red sandstone architecture and historical significance as the main residence of the Mughal emperors.
C. Banke Bihari Temple
Banke Bihari Temple is a famous Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to Lord Krishna in his child form, renowned as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in North India.
D. Umaid Bhawan Palace
Umaid Bhawan Palace is a grand 20th-century sandstone palace in Jodhpur, India, that serves as both a royal residence and a luxury heritage hotel.
E. Somnath Temple
Somnath Temple is an ancient and highly revered Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines and a major pilgrimage site on India’s western coast.
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: Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Target entity description: The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a renowned complex of medieval Hindu and Jain temples in India, celebrated for their intricate Nagara-style architecture and exquisite erotic and mythological sculptures.

A. 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.
B. Agra Fort
Agra Fort is a massive 16th-century Mughal fortress in Agra, India, renowned for its red sandstone architecture and historical significance as the main residence of the Mughal emperors.
C. Banke Bihari Temple
Banke Bihari Temple is a famous Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to Lord Krishna in his child form, renowned as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in North India.
D. Umaid Bhawan Palace
Umaid Bhawan Palace is a grand 20th-century sandstone palace in Jodhpur, India, that serves as both a royal residence and a luxury heritage hotel.
E. Somnath Temple
Somnath Temple is an ancient and highly revered Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines and a major pilgrimage site on India’s western coast.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ temple complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Nagara ⓘ
builtBy	Chandela dynasty ⓘ
constructionBegan	circa 950 CE ⓘ
constructionEnded	circa 1050 CE ⓘ
contains	Adinatha Temple ⓘ linked to: Parsvanatha Temple Chaturbhuja Temple ⓘ Chausath Yogini Temple ⓘ Chitragupta Temple ⓘ Devi Jagadambi Temple ⓘ Duladeo Temple ⓘ Kandariya Mahadeva Temple ⓘ Lakshmana Temple ⓘ Parsvanatha Temple ⓘ Vishvanatha Temple ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
feature	mandapa halls ⓘ raised temple platforms ⓘ shikhara towers ⓘ
governingBody	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasTempleGroup	Eastern Group of Temples ⓘ Southern Group of Temples ⓘ Western Group of Temples ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument of National Importance in India ⓘ
knownFor	erotic sculptures ⓘ intricate stone carvings ⓘ mythological sculptures ⓘ
locatedIn	Bundelkhand region ⓘ linked to: Bundelkhand Chhatarpur district ⓘ linked to: Chhatarpur Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
mainDeityInManyTemples	Shiva ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ
mainDeityInSomeTemples	Jain Tirthankaras ⓘ linked to: Tirthankaras
material	sandstone ⓘ
nearestTown	Khajuraho ⓘ linked to: Khajuraho Group of Monuments
numberOfTemplesOriginal	about 85 ⓘ
numberOfTemplesSurviving	about 20 ⓘ
period	medieval India ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ
stateParty	Republic of India ⓘ linked to: India
themeOfSculptures	Hindu deities ⓘ everyday life scenes ⓘ kama (erotic love) ⓘ mythological narratives ⓘ
tourismSignificance	major tourist destination in India ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (v) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1986 ⓘ

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Referenced by (80)

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

Madhya Pradesh → hasWorldHeritageSite → Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ

Bundelkhand → containsSite → Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ

Khajuraho Group of Monuments → nearestTown → Khajuraho ⓘ