Peruvudaiyar Kovil

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Chola architecture masterpiece Dravidian architecture monument Hindu temple Shaivite temple UNESCO World Heritage Site

Peruvudaiyar Kovil is a monumental 11th-century Hindu temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Chola architecture dedicated to Lord Shiva.

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Peruvudaiyar Kovil canonical	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Peruvudaiyar Kovil
Context triple: [Brihadeeswarar Temple, alsoKnownAs, Peruvudaiyar Kovil]

A. Periya Kovil
Periya Kovil is a major Hindu temple complex in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, renowned as one of the largest functioning temple complexes in the world and a foremost center of Sri Vaishnavism.
B. Perumal Koil
Perumal Koil is a major Vishnu temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, revered as one of the Divya Desams and an important center of Sri Vaishnavism.
C. Suryanar Kovil
Suryanar Kovil is a prominent Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu dedicated to the Sun god Surya, renowned as one of the key Navagraha (nine planets) shrines.
D. Alagar Kovil
Alagar Kovil is an ancient hilltop temple complex near Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Vishnu and renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
E. Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a historic and highly revered Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, dedicated to Lord Murugan and renowned for its grand architecture and annual religious festivals.
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: Peruvudaiyar Kovil
Target entity description: Peruvudaiyar Kovil is a monumental 11th-century Hindu temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Chola architecture dedicated to Lord Shiva.

A. Periya Kovil
Periya Kovil is a major Hindu temple complex in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, renowned as one of the largest functioning temple complexes in the world and a foremost center of Sri Vaishnavism.
B. Perumal Koil
Perumal Koil is a major Vishnu temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, revered as one of the Divya Desams and an important center of Sri Vaishnavism.
C. Suryanar Kovil
Suryanar Kovil is a prominent Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu dedicated to the Sun god Surya, renowned as one of the key Navagraha (nine planets) shrines.
D. Alagar Kovil
Alagar Kovil is an ancient hilltop temple complex near Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Vishnu and renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
E. Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a historic and highly revered Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, dedicated to Lord Murugan and renowned for its grand architecture and annual religious festivals.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chola architecture masterpiece ⓘ Dravidian architecture monument ⓘ Hindu temple ⓘ Shaivite temple ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Brihadisvara Temple ⓘ linked to: Brihadeeswarar Temple Rajarajeswaram ⓘ linked to: Rajarajeswara
architecturalStyle	Dravidian architecture ⓘ linked to: Dravidian temple architecture
associatedWithEmpire	Chola Empire ⓘ linked to: Chola dynasty
builtBy	Rajaraja I ⓘ
builtByDynasty	Chola dynasty ⓘ
builtUsingMaterial	granite ⓘ
constructedInCentury	11th century ⓘ
constructionCompleted	c. 1010 CE ⓘ
constructionStarted	c. 1003 CE ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	major center of Shaivite worship ⓘ symbol of Chola imperial power ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Lord Shiva ⓘ linked to: Shiva
governingBody	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu ⓘ linked to: Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Tamil Nadu
hasInscriptions	extensive Tamil inscriptions ⓘ
hasLingam	massive stone Shiva lingam in the sanctum ⓘ
hasMandapa	spacious assembly halls ⓘ
hasMurals	Chola fresco paintings ⓘ
hasNandi	large monolithic Nandi statue ⓘ
hasPrakara	enclosed courtyard with circumambulatory path ⓘ
hasSculpturalProgram	extensive Chola-period sculptures ⓘ
hasVimana	multi-storey pyramidal tower over the sanctum ⓘ
hasVimanaHeight	about 60 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ protected monument of India ⓘ
inscriptionsLanguage	Tamil ⓘ
locatedInCity	Thanjavur ⓘ linked to: Tanjore
locatedInCountry	India ⓘ
locatedInDistrict	Thanjavur district ⓘ
locatedInState	Tamil Nadu ⓘ
mainFestival	Arudra Darisanam ⓘ linked to: Arudra Darshan Maha Shivaratri ⓘ
notableFeature	iconic Chola bronze and stone iconography ⓘ one of the tallest temple towers in India ⓘ precision stone masonry without modern mortar ⓘ
partOf	Great Living Chola Temples ⓘ
patron	Rajaraja I ⓘ
primaryDeity	Shiva as Brihadisvara ⓘ linked to: Brihadeeswara (form of Shiva)
region	Cauvery delta ⓘ linked to: Kaveri River Delta
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
unescoInscriptionYear	1987 ⓘ
unescoWorldHeritageSite	Great Living Chola Temples ⓘ

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