Brihadeeswara (form of Shiva)
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Brihadeeswara is a majestic form of the Hindu god Shiva associated with supreme cosmic power and prominently worshipped as the presiding deity of the famed Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur, India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brihadeeswara (form of Shiva) canonical | 1 |
| Shiva as Brihadisvara | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7649738 — 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: Brihadeeswara (form of Shiva) Context triple: [Brihadeeswarar Temple, dedicatedTo, Brihadeeswara (form of Shiva)]
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A.
Varadaraja Perumal
Varadaraja Perumal is a revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu, especially worshipped as the presiding deity of the famous Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
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B.
Jambukeswarar
Jambukeswarar is a form of the Hindu god Shiva worshipped as the embodiment of the element water at the famous Jambukeswarar Temple in Thiruvanaikaval, Tamil Nadu.
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C.
Venkateswara
Venkateswara is a revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu, primarily worshipped at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh, India.
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D.
Vighneshvara
Vighneshvara is a prominent form of the Hindu god Ganesha, revered as the remover of obstacles and patron of beginnings and wisdom.
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E.
Beereshwara
Beereshwara is a revered form of Lord Shiva worshipped in parts of Karnataka, particularly associated with folk traditions like the Dollu Kunitha drum dance.
- 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: Brihadeeswara (form of Shiva) Target entity description: Brihadeeswara is a majestic form of the Hindu god Shiva associated with supreme cosmic power and prominently worshipped as the presiding deity of the famed Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur, India.
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A.
Varadaraja Perumal
Varadaraja Perumal is a revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu, especially worshipped as the presiding deity of the famous Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
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B.
Jambukeswarar
Jambukeswarar is a form of the Hindu god Shiva worshipped as the embodiment of the element water at the famous Jambukeswarar Temple in Thiruvanaikaval, Tamil Nadu.
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C.
Venkateswara
Venkateswara is a revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu, primarily worshipped at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Andhra Pradesh, India.
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D.
Vighneshvara
Vighneshvara is a prominent form of the Hindu god Ganesha, revered as the remover of obstacles and patron of beginnings and wisdom.
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E.
Beereshwara
Beereshwara is a revered form of Lord Shiva worshipped in parts of Karnataka, particularly associated with folk traditions like the Dollu Kunitha drum dance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
form of Shiva ⓘ presiding temple deity ⓘ |
| associatedTempleBuiltBy | Rajaraja I ⓘ |
| associatedTempleDynasty | Chola dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shiva
ⓘ
supreme cosmic power ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle |
Brihad Ishvara (Great Lord)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ishvara
|
| cosmicRole |
protector and destroyer
ⓘ
supreme lord of the universe ⓘ |
| epithetOf |
Mahadeva
ⓘ
Parameshwara ⓘ
linked to:
Parameshvara
|
| festival |
Kumbhabhishekam of Brihadeeswarar Temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Brihadeeswarar Temple
Maha Shivaratri ⓘ Pradosham ⓘ
linked to:
Pradosha vrata
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Periya Udayar
ⓘ
Peruvudaiyar ⓘ Rajarajeswarar ⓘ
linked to:
Rajarajeswara
|
| hasAttribute |
grandeur
ⓘ
majesty ⓘ sovereign power ⓘ |
| hasConsortInTemple |
Parvati
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakshi
Periya Nayaki Amman ⓘ
linked to:
Sivakami Amman
|
| hasDeityType | Shaivite deity ⓘ |
| hasFormOf | Shiva ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Tamil ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRegionOfWorship |
South India
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| hasTempleOrientation | east-facing ⓘ |
| iconographicForm | linga ⓘ |
| isPresidingDeityOf |
Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur
ⓘ
linked to:
Brihadeeswarar Temple
Rajarajeswaram ⓘ
linked to:
Rajarajeswara
|
| linkedToConcept |
Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaiva Siddhanta
bhakti (devotional worship) ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| locatedInTempleCity |
Thanjavur
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanjore
|
| majorPilgrimageSite |
Thanjavur
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanjore
|
| symbolizes |
cosmic power
ⓘ
infinite energy ⓘ universal lordship ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | supreme form of Shiva ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Hindu devotees
ⓘ
Shaivites ⓘ
linked to:
Shaivism
|
| worshippedThroughRitual |
abhisheka
ⓘ
archana ⓘ deepa aradhana ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur
ⓘ
linked to:
Brihadeeswarar Temple
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Brihadeeswara (form of Shiva) Description of subject: Brihadeeswara is a majestic form of the Hindu god Shiva associated with supreme cosmic power and prominently worshipped as the presiding deity of the famed Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur, India.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Brihadeeswara (form of Shiva)