Jambukeswarar Temple

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Hindu temple Shiva temple

Jambukeswarar Temple is a renowned ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, representing the element of water, located in Thiruvanaikaval near Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Jambukeswarar Temple canonical	8
Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Temple	4
Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Temple complex	2
Jambukeswarar Temple complex	2
Appu (water) lingam of Jambukeswarar	1
Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Temple sanctum	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7351965 — 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: Jambukeswarar Temple
Context triple: [Thiruvanaikaval, famousFor, Jambukeswarar Temple]

A. Perur Pateeswarar Temple
Perur Pateeswarar Temple is an ancient and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its rich Chola-era architecture and cultural significance in Tamil Nadu, India.
B. Sugavaneswarar Temple
Sugavaneswarar Temple is an ancient Hindu temple in Salem, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Shiva and known for its Dravidian architecture and regional religious significance.
C. Adi Kumbeswarar Temple
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple is a prominent and ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.
D. Nageswaran Temple
Nageswaran Temple is an ancient Hindu temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its Chola-era architecture and astronomical alignment that illuminates the sanctum during specific solar events.
E. Ekambareswarar Temple
Ekambareswarar Temple is a prominent and ancient Hindu temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned for its towering gopuram and sacred mango tree.
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: Jambukeswarar Temple
Target entity description: Jambukeswarar Temple is a renowned ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, representing the element of water, located in Thiruvanaikaval near Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India.

A. Perur Pateeswarar Temple
Perur Pateeswarar Temple is an ancient and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its rich Chola-era architecture and cultural significance in Tamil Nadu, India.
B. Sugavaneswarar Temple
Sugavaneswarar Temple is an ancient Hindu temple in Salem, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Shiva and known for its Dravidian architecture and regional religious significance.
C. Adi Kumbeswarar Temple
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple is a prominent and ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.
D. Nageswaran Temple
Nageswaran Temple is an ancient Hindu temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its Chola-era architecture and astronomical alignment that illuminates the sanctum during specific solar events.
E. Ekambareswarar Temple
Ekambareswarar Temple is a prominent and ancient Hindu temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned for its towering gopuram and sacred mango tree.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ Shiva temple ⓘ
architectureStyle	Dravidian architecture ⓘ linked to: Dravidian temple architecture
associatedSect	Shaivism ⓘ
associatedWith	Kaveri River ⓘ linked to: Kaveri
associatedWithElement	water ⓘ
builtBy	Early Cholas ⓘ linked to: Chola dynasty
consortDeityForm	Parvati as Akhilandeswari ⓘ linked to: Goddess Akilandeswari
country	India ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Shiva ⓘ
enclosedBy	massive granite walls ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Thiruvanaikaval Temple ⓘ
hasAlternativeSpelling	Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval ⓘ
hasDailyRituals	six kala puja ⓘ
hasDeity	Akhilandeswari ⓘ Jambukeswarar ⓘ
hasFestival	Aadi Pooram ⓘ Navaratri ⓘ Panguni Brahmotsavam ⓘ
hasGopuram	Raja gopuram ⓘ
hasLingamType	Appu lingam ⓘ
hasMandapa	Thousand-pillared hall ⓘ
hasNumberOfPrakaras	5 ⓘ
hasSacredTank	Amritatirtham ⓘ Panchatirtham ⓘ
hasSacredTree	Jambu tree ⓘ
hasShrine	Akhilandeswari shrine ⓘ Jambukeswarar sanctum ⓘ
hasVahana	Nandi ⓘ
legendAssociatedWith	Parvati performing penance ⓘ sage Jambu ⓘ
locatedIn	India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Thiruvanaikaval ⓘ Tiruchirappalli district ⓘ
locatedNear	Tiruchirappalli ⓘ
managedBy	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu ⓘ linked to: Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Tamil Nadu
nearbyTemple	Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam ⓘ Ucchi Pillayar Temple, Rockfort ⓘ linked to: Uchi Pillayar Temple
partOf	Pancha Bhoota Stalas ⓘ
pilgrimageImportance	major Shaivite pilgrimage center ⓘ
primaryDeityForm	Shiva as Jambukeswarar ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
representsElement	water ⓘ
sanctumFeature	natural spring under the lingam ⓘ
state	Tamil Nadu ⓘ
waterSymbolism	Appu (water) among Pancha Bhootas ⓘ
worshipTradition	Saivism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited