Dakshinaarka Temple
E454426
Dakshinaarka Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine dedicated to the Sun God (Surya), renowned as one of the major sun temples in India.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surya temple | 3 |
| Dakshinaarka Surya Temple | 1 |
| Dakshinaarka Temple canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4513935 — 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: Dakshinaarka Temple Context triple: [Surya, majorTemple, Dakshinaarka Temple]
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A.
Angurukaramulla Temple
Angurukaramulla Temple is a prominent Buddhist temple in Negombo, Sri Lanka, known for its large seated Buddha statue, elaborate murals, and historic religious significance.
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B.
Chakrapani Temple
Chakrapani Temple is a historic Hindu temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Vishnu in his form as Chakrapani (the discus-wielding deity), renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
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C.
Rangaji Temple
Rangaji Temple is a prominent 19th-century Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to Lord Ranganatha (a form of Vishnu), noted for its distinctive South Indian Dravidian architectural style and large temple complex.
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D.
Bhagandeshwara Temple
Bhagandeshwara Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Karnataka, India, revered as a major pilgrimage site associated with Lord Shiva and the origin of the river Kaveri.
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E.
Rukmini Devi Temple
Rukmini Devi Temple is a revered Hindu shrine near Dwarka in Gujarat, India, dedicated to Goddess Rukmini, the consort of Lord Krishna, and known for its intricate carvings and religious significance.
- 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: Dakshinaarka Temple Target entity description: Dakshinaarka Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine dedicated to the Sun God (Surya), renowned as one of the major sun temples in India.
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A.
Angurukaramulla Temple
Angurukaramulla Temple is a prominent Buddhist temple in Negombo, Sri Lanka, known for its large seated Buddha statue, elaborate murals, and historic religious significance.
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B.
Chakrapani Temple
Chakrapani Temple is a historic Hindu temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Vishnu in his form as Chakrapani (the discus-wielding deity), renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
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C.
Rangaji Temple
Rangaji Temple is a prominent 19th-century Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to Lord Ranganatha (a form of Vishnu), noted for its distinctive South Indian Dravidian architectural style and large temple complex.
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D.
Bhagandeshwara Temple
Bhagandeshwara Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Karnataka, India, revered as a major pilgrimage site associated with Lord Shiva and the origin of the river Kaveri.
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E.
Rukmini Devi Temple
Rukmini Devi Temple is a revered Hindu shrine near Dwarka in Gujarat, India, dedicated to Goddess Rukmini, the consort of Lord Krishna, and known for its intricate carvings and religious significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Sun temple ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dakshinaarka Surya Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Dakshinaarka Temple
|
| associatedWith | solar deity worship ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Surya ⓘ |
| deity | Surya ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Hindu temple architecture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
considered one of the notable sun temples in India
ⓘ
important pilgrimage site for devotees of Surya ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
iconography of the Sun God
ⓘ
sanctum dedicated to Surya ⓘ structures aligned with the sun ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFestival | festivals related to Sun worship ⓘ |
| hasReligiousImportance | site for seeking blessings of Surya for health and prosperity ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
daily worship of Surya
ⓘ
special offerings to the Sun God ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualRole | center for Surya upasana (Sun God worship) ⓘ |
| hasTempleType |
Surya temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Dakshinaarka Temple
|
| isMajorTempleOf | Surya ⓘ |
| isPlaceOfPilgrimageFor |
Hindus
ⓘ
devotees of Surya ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| worshipType | Sun 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: Dakshinaarka Temple Description of subject: Dakshinaarka Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine dedicated to the Sun God (Surya), renowned as one of the major sun temples in India.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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