Tarapith Tara Temple
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Tarapith Tara Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in West Bengal, India, dedicated to the goddess Tara and famous for its tantric worship and cremation-ground rituals.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarapith temple | 2 |
| Tarapith Tara Temple canonical | 1 |
| Tarapith temple town | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7028976 — 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: Tarapith Tara Temple Context triple: [Tarapith, hasTemple, Tarapith Tara Temple]
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A.
Tara Tarini Temple
Tara Tarini Temple is a revered Hindu pilgrimage site in Odisha, India, dedicated to the twin goddesses Tara and Tarini and regarded as one of the oldest and most important Shakti shrines.
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B.
Hazara Rama Temple
Hazara Rama Temple is a historic 15th-century Hindu temple in Hampi, India, renowned for its intricate bas-relief panels depicting scenes from the Ramayana and the royal processions of the Vijayanagara Empire.
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C.
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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D.
Kalika Mata Temple
Kalika Mata Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine dedicated to the goddess Kali, situated atop Pavagadh Hill in Gujarat, India, and is an important pilgrimage site within the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Sharada Temple
Sharada Temple is a revered Hindu shrine dedicated to the goddess Saraswati (Sharada), renowned as a major center of learning and spiritual scholarship in Sringeri, Karnataka.
- 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: Tarapith Tara Temple Target entity description: Tarapith Tara Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in West Bengal, India, dedicated to the goddess Tara and famous for its tantric worship and cremation-ground rituals.
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A.
Tara Tarini Temple
Tara Tarini Temple is a revered Hindu pilgrimage site in Odisha, India, dedicated to the twin goddesses Tara and Tarini and regarded as one of the oldest and most important Shakti shrines.
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B.
Hazara Rama Temple
Hazara Rama Temple is a historic 15th-century Hindu temple in Hampi, India, renowned for its intricate bas-relief panels depicting scenes from the Ramayana and the royal processions of the Vijayanagara Empire.
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C.
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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D.
Kalika Mata Temple
Kalika Mata Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine dedicated to the goddess Kali, situated atop Pavagadh Hill in Gujarat, India, and is an important pilgrimage site within the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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E.
Sharada Temple
Sharada Temple is a revered Hindu shrine dedicated to the goddess Saraswati (Sharada), renowned as a major center of learning and spiritual scholarship in Sringeri, Karnataka.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Shakti Peetha ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bamakhepa
ⓘ
Tantric worship ⓘ cremation-ground rituals ⓘ left-hand tantra ⓘ tantric saint Bamakhepa ⓘ
linked to:
Sadhak Bamakhepa
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important center of Shakta tantra in Bengal ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Goddess Tara ⓘ |
| district | Birbhum district ⓘ |
| famousFor |
cremation-ground sadhana
ⓘ
occult practices ⓘ tantric rituals ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Kali as Tara
ⓘ
linked to:
Kali
Tara ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adjacent cremation ground
ⓘ
red-clothed idol of Tara ⓘ shrine of Goddess Tara ⓘ skull garlands and tantric symbols ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Diwali
ⓘ
Durga Puja ⓘ Kali Puja ⓘ Navaratri ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
night-time worship ⓘ smashan sadhana ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalPractice | Bengali ⓘ |
| languageOfRituals | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birbhum district
ⓘ
India ⓘ Tarapith ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| near |
Dwarka River
ⓘ
linked to:
Gomti River (Dwarka)
|
| notableFor |
continuous daily worship of Tara
ⓘ
integration of cremation-ground rites into temple worship ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | Shakti pilgrimage ⓘ |
| region | eastern India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| state | West Bengal ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Hindu pilgrims
ⓘ
sadhus ⓘ tantric practitioners ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
Shakta puja
ⓘ
tantric puja ⓘ |
| worshipTradition |
Shakta
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaktas
Tantric Shaktism ⓘ
linked to:
Shaktism
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tarapith Tara Temple Description of subject: Tarapith Tara Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in West Bengal, India, dedicated to the goddess Tara and famous for its tantric worship and cremation-ground rituals.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Tarapith Tara Temple
linked to: Tarapith Tara Temple