Airavatesvara Temple
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Airavatesvara Temple is a 12th-century Dravidian-style Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Chola architecture and sculpture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram | 4 |
| Airavatesvara Temple canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2205610 — 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: Airavatesvara Temple Context triple: [Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency, British India, hasLandmark, Airavatesvara Temple]
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A.
Perur Pateeswarar Temple
Perur Pateeswarar Temple is an ancient and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its rich Chola-era architecture and cultural significance in Tamil Nadu, India.
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B.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a historic and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and cultural significance in Chennai, India.
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C.
Brihadeeswarar Temple
Brihadeeswarar Temple is a UNESCO-listed, 11th-century Chola-era Hindu temple in Thanjavur, India, renowned for its grand Dravidian architecture and towering vimana dedicated to Lord Shiva.
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D.
Sasbahu Temple
Sasbahu Temple is an 11th-century twin temple complex in Gwalior, India, renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and dedication to Vishnu.
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E.
Garud Govind Temple
Garud Govind Temple is a Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to Lord Vishnu (Govind) and his divine mount Garuda, attracting devotees and pilgrims for worship and darshan.
- 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: Airavatesvara Temple Target entity description: Airavatesvara Temple is a 12th-century Dravidian-style Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Chola architecture and sculpture.
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A.
Perur Pateeswarar Temple
Perur Pateeswarar Temple is an ancient and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its rich Chola-era architecture and cultural significance in Tamil Nadu, India.
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B.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a historic and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and cultural significance in Chennai, India.
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C.
Brihadeeswarar Temple
Brihadeeswarar Temple is a UNESCO-listed, 11th-century Chola-era Hindu temple in Thanjavur, India, renowned for its grand Dravidian architecture and towering vimana dedicated to Lord Shiva.
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D.
Sasbahu Temple
Sasbahu Temple is an 11th-century twin temple complex in Gwalior, India, renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and dedication to Vishnu.
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E.
Garud Govind Temple
Garud Govind Temple is a Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to Lord Vishnu (Govind) and his divine mount Garuda, attracting devotees and pilgrims for worship and darshan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chola temple
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Dravidian-style temple ⓘ Hindu temple ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ medieval Indian temple ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Great Living Chola Temples
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surface form:
Chola architecture
Dravidian temple architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Dravidian architecture
|
| associatedWith |
Airavati
ⓘ
surface form:
Airavata
Indra ⓘ |
| builtBy | Rajaraja II ⓘ |
| builtByDynasty | Chola dynasty ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | reign of Rajaraja II ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important Shaivite pilgrimage site
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masterpiece of Chola architecture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| district | Thanjavur district ⓘ |
| features |
bronze sculptures
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intricate stone carvings ⓘ mandapa ⓘ relief panels ⓘ sculpted pillars ⓘ stone chariot-like front mandapa ⓘ vimana ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
architectural precision
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detailed narrative friezes ⓘ fine Chola-period stone sculpture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Darasuram
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India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Thanjavur district ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Living Chola Temples ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Airavatesvara (form of Shiva) ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sharesWorldHeritageListingWith |
Brihadeeswarar Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
Gangaikonda Cholapuram ⓘ
surface form:
Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple
|
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSerialProperty | Great Living Chola Temples ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | inscribed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Airavatesvara Temple Description of subject: Airavatesvara Temple is a 12th-century Dravidian-style Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Chola architecture and sculpture.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram
this entity surface form:
Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram
this entity surface form:
Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram
this entity surface form:
Airavatesvara Temple, Darasuram