Ani Thirumanjanam
E539427
Ani Thirumanjanam is a major annual Hindu temple festival celebrated at the Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, honoring Lord Shiva with special abhishekam and rituals during the Tamil month of Aani.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ani Thirumanjanam canonical | 3 |
| Aani Thirumanjanam | 2 |
| Ani Tirumanjanam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5726927 — 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: Ani Thirumanjanam Context triple: [Chidambaram, hasFestival, Ani Thirumanjanam]
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A.
Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam
Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam is a large temple tank and sacred water reservoir in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its annual float festival dedicated to the goddess Mariamman.
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B.
Alamelu Mangamma
Alamelu Mangamma was the wife of C. Rajagopalachari, a prominent Indian independence activist and the last Governor-General of India.
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C.
Anantha Saras
Anantha Saras is a revered temple tank associated with the Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram, considered sacred by devotees and used for religious rituals and festivals.
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D.
Vedavalli Thayar
Vedavalli Thayar is a revered form of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi worshipped as the consort of Lord Parthasarathy at the historic Triplicane Parthasarathy Temple in Chennai.
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E.
Ruka Pillan
Ruka Pillan is a highly active stratovolcano in southern Chile, renowned for its frequent eruptions and significance in Mapuche mythology.
- 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: Ani Thirumanjanam Target entity description: Ani Thirumanjanam is a major annual Hindu temple festival celebrated at the Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, honoring Lord Shiva with special abhishekam and rituals during the Tamil month of Aani.
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A.
Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam
Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam is a large temple tank and sacred water reservoir in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its annual float festival dedicated to the goddess Mariamman.
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B.
Alamelu Mangamma
Alamelu Mangamma was the wife of C. Rajagopalachari, a prominent Indian independence activist and the last Governor-General of India.
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C.
Anantha Saras
Anantha Saras is a revered temple tank associated with the Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram, considered sacred by devotees and used for religious rituals and festivals.
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D.
Vedavalli Thayar
Vedavalli Thayar is a revered form of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi worshipped as the consort of Lord Parthasarathy at the historic Triplicane Parthasarathy Temple in Chennai.
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E.
Ruka Pillan
Ruka Pillan is a highly active stratovolcano in southern Chile, renowned for its frequent eruptions and significance in Mapuche mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Hindu temple festival ⓘ |
| associatedTemple |
Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
ⓘ
linked to:
Nataraja Temple
|
| associatedWith |
Chidambaram Nataraja
ⓘ
linked to:
Chidambaram
Shaivism ⓘ |
| calendar | Tamil calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu festivals in Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
Shaivite festivals ⓘ Temple festivals in India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major festival of Nataraja Temple ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
ritual bathing of the deity
ⓘ
worship of Nataraja ⓘ |
| festivalType | temple festival ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| honors |
Lord Shiva
ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
cosmic dance of Nataraja ⓘ
linked to:
Tandava
|
| languageContext | Tamil ⓘ |
| location |
Chidambaram
ⓘ
Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram ⓘ
linked to:
Nataraja Temple
|
| mainDeityForm |
Nataraja
ⓘ
linked to:
Nataraja sculptures
|
| mainDeityHonored | Shiva ⓘ |
| month | Aani ⓘ |
| observedIn |
South India
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| occursDuring | Tamil month of Aani ⓘ |
| primaryRitual |
abhishekam
ⓘ
alankaram ⓘ special puja ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | June–July (Gregorian calendar, approximate) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ani Thirumanjanam Description of subject: Ani Thirumanjanam is a major annual Hindu temple festival celebrated at the Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, honoring Lord Shiva with special abhishekam and rituals during the Tamil month of Aani.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Ani Thirumanjanam
linked to: Ani Thirumanjanam