Ramanathaswamy Temple
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Ramanathaswamy Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, celebrated for its grand Dravidian architecture and one of the longest temple corridors in the world.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ramanathaswamy Temple canonical | 5 |
| Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram | 4 |
| Ramanathaswamy (form of Shiva) | 1 |
| Rameswaram Temple | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T874114 — 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: Ramanathaswamy Temple Context triple: [Rameswaram, famousFor, Ramanathaswamy Temple]
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A.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a historic and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and cultural significance in Chennai, India.
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B.
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.
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C.
Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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D.
Koneswaram Temple
Koneswaram Temple is an ancient and revered Hindu temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the Indian Ocean in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
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E.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams is the autonomous trust that administers the famous Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and associated Hindu religious, educational, and charitable institutions in and around Tirupati, India.
- 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: Ramanathaswamy Temple Target entity description: Ramanathaswamy Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, celebrated for its grand Dravidian architecture and one of the longest temple corridors in the world.
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A.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a historic and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and cultural significance in Chennai, India.
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B.
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.
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C.
Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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D.
Koneswaram Temple
Koneswaram Temple is an ancient and revered Hindu temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the Indian Ocean in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
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E.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams is the autonomous trust that administers the famous Tirumala Venkateswara Temple and associated Hindu religious, educational, and charitable institutions in and around Tirupati, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Shiva temple ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Dravidian temple architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Dravidian architecture
|
| associatedWith |
Hanuman
ⓘ
Lakshmana ⓘ Lanka war legend ⓘ Rama ⓘ Ramayana ⓘ Sita ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Ramanathaswamy Temple
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ramanathaswamy (form of Shiva)
Shiva ⓘ |
| district | Ramanathapuram district ⓘ |
| festival |
Arudra Darshan
ⓘ
Maha Shivaratri ⓘ Navaratri ⓘ Meenakshi Thirukalyanam ⓘ
surface form:
Thirukalyanam (divine marriage festival)
|
| governingBody |
Tamil Nadu Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Tamil Nadu
|
| hasDeity |
Ganesha
ⓘ
Hanuman ⓘ Navagraha ⓘ
surface form:
Navagrahas
Goddess Gauri ⓘ
surface form:
Parvati
Vishnu ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gopurams (temple towers)
ⓘ
longest temple corridor in India ⓘ multiple theerthams ⓘ ornate pillared halls ⓘ prakaram (enclosure corridors) ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
abhishek to Shiva lingam
ⓘ
holy bath in 22 theerthams ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
east gopuram
ⓘ
inner corridors ⓘ mandapams (halls) ⓘ outer corridors ⓘ west gopuram ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long temple corridors
ⓘ
pilgrimage importance ⓘ sacred tanks (theerthams) ⓘ |
| legend | Rama worshipped Shiva here after defeating Ravana ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Ramanathapuram district ⓘ Rameswaram ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Pamban Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Rameswaram Island
|
| mainDeity | Shiva lingam ⓘ |
| near |
Adam's Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Adam's Bridge (Ram Setu)
Gulf of Mannar ⓘ Pamban Bridge ⓘ |
| partOf |
Char Dham
ⓘ
twelve Jyotirlinga temples ⓘ |
| pilgrimageCircuit | Rameswaram pilgrimage ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ramanathaswamy Temple Description of subject: Ramanathaswamy Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, celebrated for its grand Dravidian architecture and one of the longest temple corridors in the world.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rameswaram Temple
this entity surface form:
Ramanathaswamy (form of Shiva)
this entity surface form:
Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram
this entity surface form:
Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram
this entity surface form:
Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram
this entity surface form:
Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram