Thayumanaswamy Temple
E672929
Thayumanaswamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located within the Rockfort complex in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, and renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thayumanaswamy Temple canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7123741 — 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: Thayumanaswamy Temple Context triple: [Rockfort Temple, hasPart, Thayumanaswamy Temple]
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A.
Swaminatha Swamy Temple
Swaminatha Swamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Murugan and revered as one of his six abodes (Arupadai Veedu).
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B.
Ramanathaswamy Temple
Ramanathaswamy Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, celebrated for its grand Dravidian architecture and one of the longest temple corridors in the world.
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C.
Srikalahasteeswara Temple
Srikalahasteeswara Temple is an ancient and prominent Hindu temple in Andhra Pradesh, India, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas representing the element of air.
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D.
Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple
Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage center in Karnataka dedicated to Lord Shiva (as Manjunatha), famous for its religious significance, charitable institutions, and free community dining.
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E.
Rajagopalaswamy Temple
Rajagopalaswamy Temple is a historic Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Krishna in his Rajagopala (cowherd king) form and noted for its Dravidian architecture 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: Thayumanaswamy Temple Target entity description: Thayumanaswamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located within the Rockfort complex in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, and renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
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A.
Swaminatha Swamy Temple
Swaminatha Swamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Murugan and revered as one of his six abodes (Arupadai Veedu).
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B.
Ramanathaswamy Temple
Ramanathaswamy Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, celebrated for its grand Dravidian architecture and one of the longest temple corridors in the world.
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C.
Srikalahasteeswara Temple
Srikalahasteeswara Temple is an ancient and prominent Hindu temple in Andhra Pradesh, India, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas representing the element of air.
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D.
Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple
Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage center in Karnataka dedicated to Lord Shiva (as Manjunatha), famous for its religious significance, charitable institutions, and free community dining.
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E.
Rajagopalaswamy Temple
Rajagopalaswamy Temple is a historic Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Krishna in his Rajagopala (cowherd king) form and noted for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Shiva temple ⓘ |
| accessType | reached by climbing steps on the Rockfort hill ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Dravidian architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Dravidian temple architecture
|
| associatedDeity |
Mattuvar Kuzhalammai
ⓘ
Parvati ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakshi
|
| associatedWith |
Tiruchirappalli Rockfort complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiruchirappalli Rock Fort
motherly aspect of Shiva ⓘ |
| city | Tiruchirappalli ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| elevationType | hill temple ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Dravidian architecture
ⓘ
hill temple setting ⓘ religious significance ⓘ |
| festival |
Arudra Darisanam
ⓘ
linked to:
Arudra Darshan
Chittirai festival ⓘ
linked to:
Chithirai Festival
Navaratri ⓘ Panguni Uthiram ⓘ
linked to:
Panguni Uttiram
|
| governingBody | Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mandapams (halls)
ⓘ
rock-cut steps ⓘ sub-shrines for various deities ⓘ |
| hasGopuram | Dravidian style gopuram ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Thayumanaswamy means ‘the Lord who became a mother’ ⓘ |
| hasSanctum | garbhagriha for Shiva ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | prominent historic temple of Tiruchirappalli ⓘ |
| languageOfRituals |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Rockfort complex ⓘ
linked to:
Rockfort
Tamil Nadu ⓘ Tiruchirappalli ⓘ Tiruchirappalli district ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rocky hill ⓘ |
| nearbyTemple |
Manikka Vinayakar Temple
ⓘ
Ucchi Pillayar Temple ⓘ
linked to:
Uchi Pillayar Temple
|
| partOf |
Tiruchirappalli Rockfort
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiruchirappalli Rock Fort
|
| pilgrimageImportance | major Shaivite pilgrimage centre in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Thayumanaswamy ⓘ |
| primaryDeityForm | Shiva as Thayumanaswamy ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| tourismType | religious tourism destination ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | Shaivism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thayumanaswamy Temple Description of subject: Thayumanaswamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located within the Rockfort complex in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, and renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
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