Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram
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Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram is a major Vishnu temple and one of the 108 Divya Desams, historically significant as a key center of Sri Vaishnavism and closely linked with the life and teachings of the philosopher-saint Ramanujacharya.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kanchipuram temples | 1 |
| Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T923892 — 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: Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram Context triple: [Ramanujacharya, associatedWithTemple, Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram]
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A.
Kothandaramaswamy Temple
Kothandaramaswamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama, located in the pilgrimage town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, India.
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B.
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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C.
Ramanathaswamy Temple
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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D.
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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E.
Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane
Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane is a historic and prominent Hindu temple in Chennai dedicated to Lord Vishnu, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
- 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: Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram Target entity description: Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram is a major Vishnu temple and one of the 108 Divya Desams, historically significant as a key center of Sri Vaishnavism and closely linked with the life and teachings of the philosopher-saint Ramanujacharya.
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A.
Kothandaramaswamy Temple
Kothandaramaswamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama, located in the pilgrimage town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, India.
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B.
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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C.
Ramanathaswamy Temple
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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D.
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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E.
Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane
Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane is a historic and prominent Hindu temple in Chennai dedicated to Lord Vishnu, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Divya Desam
ⓘ
Hindu temple ⓘ Sri Vaishnavism pilgrimage site ⓘ Vishnu temple ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hastagiri Temple
ⓘ
Perumal Koil ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Dravidian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty |
Chola dynasty
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Pallava dynasty ⓘ Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ |
| associatedTradition | Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alvar saints
ⓘ
Ramanujacharya ⓘ |
| city | Kanchipuram ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important center of Tamil Vaishnava literature
ⓘ
major pilgrimage destination for Sri Vaishnavas ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Vishnu ⓘ |
| deityAspect | Varadaraja (giver of boons) ⓘ |
| festival |
Garuda
ⓘ
surface form:
Garuda Sevai
Pavitrotsavam ⓘ Brahmotsavam ⓘ
surface form:
Vaikasi Brahmotsavam
Vaikunta Ekadasi ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
granite and stone mandapas
ⓘ
large temple tank ⓘ multiple prakaras (enclosures) ⓘ |
| hasGopuram | Rajagopuram ⓘ |
| hasSacredTank |
Anantha Saras
ⓘ
Pushkarini ⓘ |
| hasSacredTree |
Ficus
ⓘ
surface form:
Fig tree (Sthala Vriksha)
|
| hasStructure |
golden lizard shrine
ⓘ
stone lizard shrine ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
closely linked with the life and teachings of Ramanujacharya
ⓘ
major center of Sri Vaishnava theology ⓘ |
| isPartOf | 108 Divya Desams ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Kanchipuram ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Divya Prabandham ⓘ |
| pilgrimageImportance | one of the three major Vishnu temples of Kanchipuram ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Varadaraja Perumal
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Vishnu ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| worshipLanguage |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| worshipTradition |
Pancharatra texts
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surface form:
Pancharatra Agama
|
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram Description of subject: Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram is a major Vishnu temple and one of the 108 Divya Desams, historically significant as a key center of Sri Vaishnavism and closely linked with the life and teachings of the philosopher-saint Ramanujacharya.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Kanchipuram temples