Varaha Cave Temple
E453501
Varaha Cave Temple is a 7th-century rock-cut Hindu cave temple at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its Pallava-era bas-relief sculptures depicting Vishnu’s Varaha (boar) incarnation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Varaha Cave Temple canonical | 2 |
| Mahishasuramardini Cave | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4577370 — 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: Varaha Cave Temple Context triple: [Mahabalipuram, majorMonument, Varaha Cave Temple]
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Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves are a group of ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves near Nashik, Maharashtra, known for their intricate carvings, inscriptions, and historical significance dating back to around the 3rd century BCE to 2nd century CE.
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Bhaja Caves
Bhaja Caves are a group of ancient rock-cut Buddhist cave temples in Maharashtra, India, renowned for their early Hinayana architecture and intricate carvings.
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Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves is a renowned complex of ancient Buddhist rock-cut cave monuments in India, famous for its exquisite murals, sculptures, and architecture dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE.
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Badami cave temples
The Badami cave temples are a group of rock-cut Hindu and Jain cave shrines in Karnataka, India, renowned for their intricate carvings and early Chalukyan architecture.
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Ellora Caves
Ellora Caves is a renowned complex of rock-cut monasteries and temples in India, celebrated for its monumental architecture and intricate sculptures representing Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain traditions.
- 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: Varaha Cave Temple Target entity description: Varaha Cave Temple is a 7th-century rock-cut Hindu cave temple at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its Pallava-era bas-relief sculptures depicting Vishnu’s Varaha (boar) incarnation.
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A.
Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves are a group of ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves near Nashik, Maharashtra, known for their intricate carvings, inscriptions, and historical significance dating back to around the 3rd century BCE to 2nd century CE.
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B.
Bhaja Caves
Bhaja Caves are a group of ancient rock-cut Buddhist cave temples in Maharashtra, India, renowned for their early Hinayana architecture and intricate carvings.
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C.
Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves is a renowned complex of ancient Buddhist rock-cut cave monuments in India, famous for its exquisite murals, sculptures, and architecture dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE.
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D.
Badami cave temples
The Badami cave temples are a group of rock-cut Hindu and Jain cave shrines in Karnataka, India, renowned for their intricate carvings and early Chalukyan architecture.
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E.
Ellora Caves
Ellora Caves is a renowned complex of rock-cut monasteries and temples in India, celebrated for its monumental architecture and intricate sculptures representing Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Varaha Cave Temple Description of subject: Varaha Cave Temple is a 7th-century rock-cut Hindu cave temple at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its Pallava-era bas-relief sculptures depicting Vishnu’s Varaha (boar) incarnation.
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