Upper Shivalaya temple

E738937

Hindu temple archaeological monument

The Upper Shivalaya temple is an early Chalukyan-era Hindu shrine in Badami, Karnataka, renowned for its hilltop location and intricate carvings dedicated primarily to Lord Shiva.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Lower Shivalaya temple	2
Upper Shivalaya temple canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8517151 — 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: Upper Shivalaya temple
Context triple: [Badami, hasStructure, Upper Shivalaya temple]

A. Shoolini Mata Temple
Shoolini Mata Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, dedicated to the local deity Shoolini Mata and known for its annual religious fair.
B. Vindhyachal Temple
Vindhyachal Temple is a major Hindu pilgrimage site in Uttar Pradesh dedicated to Goddess Vindhyavasini, revered as a powerful form of Durga.
C. Trivati Nath Temple
Trivati Nath Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, dedicated to Lord Shiva and known as one of the city’s major pilgrimage sites.
D. Shankaracharya Temple
Shankaracharya Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, situated atop a hill overlooking Srinagar in the Kashmir Valley.
E. Bhimsen Temple
Bhimsen Temple is a historic Newar shrine in Patan, Nepal, dedicated to the deity Bhimsen and renowned for its traditional architecture and cultural significance in the city's Durbar Square.
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: Upper Shivalaya temple
Target entity description: The Upper Shivalaya temple is an early Chalukyan-era Hindu shrine in Badami, Karnataka, renowned for its hilltop location and intricate carvings dedicated primarily to Lord Shiva.

A. Shoolini Mata Temple
Shoolini Mata Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, dedicated to the local deity Shoolini Mata and known for its annual religious fair.
B. Vindhyachal Temple
Vindhyachal Temple is a major Hindu pilgrimage site in Uttar Pradesh dedicated to Goddess Vindhyavasini, revered as a powerful form of Durga.
C. Trivati Nath Temple
Trivati Nath Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, dedicated to Lord Shiva and known as one of the city’s major pilgrimage sites.
D. Shankaracharya Temple
Shankaracharya Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, situated atop a hill overlooking Srinagar in the Kashmir Valley.
E. Bhimsen Temple
Bhimsen Temple is a historic Newar shrine in Patan, Nepal, dedicated to the deity Bhimsen and renowned for its traditional architecture and cultural significance in the city's Durbar Square.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ archaeological monument ⓘ
access	footpath up the hill ⓘ
approximateDate	circa 7th century CE ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Dravidian architecture ⓘ linked to: Dravidian temple architecture Early Chalukyan architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty	Chalukyas of Badami ⓘ linked to: Chalukya dynasty
builtBy	Chalukya dynasty ⓘ Early Western Chalukyas ⓘ linked to: Western Chalukya period
category	7th-century Hindu temple ⓘ Archaeological monuments in Karnataka ⓘ Shiva temple in Karnataka ⓘ
constructionCentury	7th century ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	example of early structural temple architecture in the Deccan ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Shiva ⓘ
governingBody	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasFeature	intricate carvings ⓘ mandapa ⓘ sanctum ⓘ sculpted panels ⓘ towered superstructure ⓘ
hasOrientation	east-facing sanctum ⓘ
hasView	sandstone cliffs of Badami ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Early Chalukya period ⓘ linked to: Early Chalukya architecture
locatedIn	Badami ⓘ Bagalkot district ⓘ India ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ
locatedOn	northern hill of Badami ⓘ
materialUsed	sandstone ⓘ
near	Badami cave temples ⓘ Lower Shivalaya temple ⓘ linked to: Upper Shivalaya temple
nearbyCity	Bagalkot ⓘ linked to: Bagalkote Hubballi ⓘ linked to: Hubballi-Dharwad
overlooks	Agastya Lake ⓘ Badami town ⓘ linked to: Badami
partOf	Badami temple complex ⓘ linked to: Badami cave temples
primaryDeity	Shiva ⓘ
region	Deccan ⓘ linked to: Deccan Plateau
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
setting	hilltop ⓘ
stateParty	India ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ
usedFor	pilgrimage ⓘ worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Badami → hasStructure → Upper Shivalaya temple ⓘ

Badami → hasStructure → Lower Shivalaya temple ⓘ

linked to: Upper Shivalaya temple

Upper Shivalaya temple → near → Lower Shivalaya temple ⓘ