Southern Group of Temples
E463502
The Southern Group of Temples is a smaller cluster of medieval Hindu shrines at Khajuraho, India, noted for their Nagara-style architecture and intricate stone carvings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Group of Temples canonical | 2 |
| southern group of Khajuraho temples | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4664401 — 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: Southern Group of Temples Context triple: [Khajuraho Group of Monuments, hasTempleGroup, Southern Group of Temples]
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A.
Eastern Group of Temples
The Eastern Group of Temples is a cluster of predominantly Jain and a few Hindu temples at Khajuraho, noted for their intricate stone carvings and refined medieval North Indian temple architecture.
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B.
Sun Temple
Sun Temple is an ancient ceremonial and architectural complex built by the Ancestral Puebloans, notable for its D-shaped layout and enigmatic purpose within the Mesa Verde cliff-dwelling region.
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C.
Sewu temple complex
Sewu temple complex is a large 8th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple compound near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, notable as one of the oldest and second-largest Buddhist temple complexes on the island.
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D.
Shatrunjaya temple complex
The Shatrunjaya temple complex is a major Jain pilgrimage site in Gujarat, India, renowned for its hilltop cluster of hundreds of exquisitely carved marble temples.
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E.
Dakshinaarka Temple
Dakshinaarka Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine dedicated to the Sun God (Surya), renowned as one of the major sun temples in India.
- 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: Southern Group of Temples Target entity description: The Southern Group of Temples is a smaller cluster of medieval Hindu shrines at Khajuraho, India, noted for their Nagara-style architecture and intricate stone carvings.
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A.
Eastern Group of Temples
The Eastern Group of Temples is a cluster of predominantly Jain and a few Hindu temples at Khajuraho, noted for their intricate stone carvings and refined medieval North Indian temple architecture.
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B.
Sun Temple
Sun Temple is an ancient ceremonial and architectural complex built by the Ancestral Puebloans, notable for its D-shaped layout and enigmatic purpose within the Mesa Verde cliff-dwelling region.
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C.
Sewu temple complex
Sewu temple complex is a large 8th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple compound near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, notable as one of the oldest and second-largest Buddhist temple complexes on the island.
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D.
Shatrunjaya temple complex
The Shatrunjaya temple complex is a major Jain pilgrimage site in Gujarat, India, renowned for its hilltop cluster of hundreds of exquisitely carved marble temples.
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E.
Dakshinaarka Temple
Dakshinaarka Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine dedicated to the Sun God (Surya), renowned as one of the major sun temples in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple group
ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Nagara ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Chandela dynasty ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu temples in Madhya Pradesh
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Madhya Pradesh ⓘ World Heritage Sites in India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Bundelkhand ⓘ |
| era | medieval period ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
celestial figures
ⓘ
erotic sculptures ⓘ mythological reliefs ⓘ narrative friezes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chaturbhuj Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Chaturbhuja Temple
Duladeo Temple ⓘ Jatkari village shrines ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | UNESCO cultural criteria (i, iii) for Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Chhatarpur district
ⓘ
linked to:
Chhatarpur
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| location |
Khajuraho
ⓘ
linked to:
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
|
| managedBy | Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbyGroup |
Eastern Group of Temples
ⓘ
Western Group of Temples ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Nagara-style shikharas
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intricate stone carvings ⓘ sculptural decoration ⓘ |
| partOf | Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Shiva
ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | south of Khajuraho village ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| smallerThan | Western Group of Temples ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1986 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Southern Group of Temples Description of subject: The Southern Group of Temples is a smaller cluster of medieval Hindu shrines at Khajuraho, India, noted for their Nagara-style architecture and intricate stone carvings.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Southern Group of Temples