Vishnupad Temple

E948588

Hindu temple pilgrimage site

Vishnupad Temple is a famous Hindu pilgrimage shrine in Gaya, Bihar, revered as a sacred site associated with Lord Vishnu and ancestral rites.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Vishnupad Temple canonical	7
Vishnu Pad Mandir	1
Vishnupada Temple	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11827060 — 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: Vishnupad Temple
Context triple: [Gaya district, contains, Vishnupad Temple]

A. Vishvanatha Temple
Vishvanatha Temple is a prominent 11th-century Hindu temple at Khajuraho, India, renowned for its intricate Nagara-style architecture and elaborate stone carvings dedicated to Lord Shiva.
B. Nageshwarnath Temple
Nageshwarnath Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Ayodhya dedicated to Lord Shiva and revered as one of the city's prominent religious landmarks.
C. Kote Anjaneya Temple
Kote Anjaneya Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman located in the city of Ballari in Karnataka, India.
D. Rukmini Devi Temple
Rukmini Devi Temple is a revered Hindu shrine near Dwarka in Gujarat, India, dedicated to Goddess Rukmini, the consort of Lord Krishna, and known for its intricate carvings and religious significance.
E. Radha Gopinath Temple
Radha Gopinath Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to the worship of Radha and Krishna in their Gopinath form.
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: Vishnupad Temple
Target entity description: Vishnupad Temple is a famous Hindu pilgrimage shrine in Gaya, Bihar, revered as a sacred site associated with Lord Vishnu and ancestral rites.

A. Vishvanatha Temple
Vishvanatha Temple is a prominent 11th-century Hindu temple at Khajuraho, India, renowned for its intricate Nagara-style architecture and elaborate stone carvings dedicated to Lord Shiva.
B. Nageshwarnath Temple
Nageshwarnath Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Ayodhya dedicated to Lord Shiva and revered as one of the city's prominent religious landmarks.
C. Kote Anjaneya Temple
Kote Anjaneya Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman located in the city of Ballari in Karnataka, India.
D. Rukmini Devi Temple
Rukmini Devi Temple is a revered Hindu shrine near Dwarka in Gujarat, India, dedicated to Goddess Rukmini, the consort of Lord Krishna, and known for its intricate carvings and religious significance.
E. Radha Gopinath Temple
Radha Gopinath Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to the worship of Radha and Krishna in their Gopinath form.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
altName	Vishnu Pad Mandir ⓘ linked to: Vishnupad Temple Vishnupada Temple ⓘ linked to: Vishnupad Temple
associatedWithDeity	Vishnu ⓘ
associatedWithFigure	Gayasura ⓘ
associatedWithMythology	Vishnu subduing the demon Gayasura ⓘ
associatedWithRitual	ancestral rites ⓘ pind daan ⓘ shraddha ⓘ
associatedWithScripture	Puranas ⓘ
consideredAs	one of the most important Hindu pilgrimage sites for ancestor worship ⓘ
culturalSignificance	major center for Hindu funerary and ancestral rites ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Vishnu ⓘ
famousFor	footprint of Vishnu engraved in stone ⓘ rituals for departed ancestors ⓘ
governingTradition	Vaishnavism ⓘ
hasFeature	central shrine with Vishnu’s footprint ⓘ courtyard for ritual offerings ⓘ platforms for priests to conduct rites ⓘ
hasFootprintSize	approximately 40 cm long ⓘ
hasPriestCommunity	local Brahmin priests ⓘ
hasRitualSpace	ghats on the Falgu River ⓘ
hasSacredFootprintOf	Vishnu ⓘ
hasSanctumMaterial	black stone ⓘ
hasStructureType	stone temple ⓘ
importanceForCommunity	key pilgrimage site for Hindus performing rites for ancestors ⓘ
locatedInCity	Gaya ⓘ
locatedInCountry	India ⓘ
locatedInDistrict	Gaya district ⓘ
locatedInState	Bihar ⓘ
locatedOnRiver	Falgu River ⓘ
majorFestival	Diwali ⓘ Makar Sankranti ⓘ Pitru Paksha ⓘ linked to: Pitra Paksha Ram Navami ⓘ linked to: Rama Navami
nearbyCity	Bodh Gaya ⓘ
nearbyRiverFeature	Falgu riverbank ⓘ linked to: Falgu River basin
pilgrimageSeason	Pitru Paksha period ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfRituals	Sanskrit ⓘ
region	Magadh ⓘ linked to: Magadh region
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
tourismType	religious tourism ⓘ
visitedBy	Hindu pilgrims from all over India ⓘ
visitedFor	performing last rites ⓘ performing pind daan for ancestors ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Gaya district → contains → Vishnupad Temple ⓘ

Gaya → famousFor → Vishnupad Temple ⓘ

Gaya → hasTemple → Vishnupad Temple ⓘ

Magadh division (Bihar) → religiousSite → Vishnupad Temple ⓘ

Phalgu River → isAssociatedWith → Vishnupad Temple ⓘ

Gaya → knownFor → Vishnupad Temple ⓘ

subject linked to: Gaya city

Gaya → hasTemple → Vishnupad Temple ⓘ

subject linked to: Gaya city

Vishnupad Temple → altName → Vishnupada Temple ⓘ

linked to: Vishnupad Temple

Vishnupad Temple → altName → Vishnu Pad Mandir ⓘ