Durga Mandir

E138533

Hindu temple religious building

Durga Mandir is a prominent Hindu temple in Varanasi dedicated to the goddess Durga, known for its religious significance and distinctive red-colored architecture.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Durga Temple	2
Durga Kund Mandir	1
Durga Kund temple	1
Durga Mandir canonical	1
Durga Mandir (Durga Kund)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1075827 — 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: Durga Mandir
Context triple: [Kashi, hasMajorTemple, Durga Mandir]

A. Maha Lakshmi Temple
Maha Lakshmi Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Jhansi dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi, revered for its religious significance and local cultural importance.
B. 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.
C. Banke Bihari Temple
Banke Bihari Temple is a famous Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to Lord Krishna in his child form, renowned as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in North India.
D. Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple
Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Hanuman in Varanasi, renowned as a major center of devotion and pilgrimage.
E. Dwarkadhish Temple
Dwarkadhish Temple is a major Hindu pilgrimage site in the coastal town of Dwarka, revered as one of the Char Dham shrines dedicated to Lord Krishna.
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: Durga Mandir
Target entity description: Durga Mandir is a prominent Hindu temple in Varanasi dedicated to the goddess Durga, known for its religious significance and distinctive red-colored architecture.

A. Maha Lakshmi Temple
Maha Lakshmi Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Jhansi dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi, revered for its religious significance and local cultural importance.
B. 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.
C. Banke Bihari Temple
Banke Bihari Temple is a famous Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to Lord Krishna in his child form, renowned as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in North India.
D. Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple
Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Hanuman in Varanasi, renowned as a major center of devotion and pilgrimage.
E. Dwarkadhish Temple
Dwarkadhish Temple is a major Hindu pilgrimage site in the coastal town of Dwarka, revered as one of the Char Dham shrines dedicated to Lord Krishna.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Durga Mandir ⓘ surface form: Durga Kund Mandir Durga Mandir ⓘ surface form: Durga Temple
architecturalStyle	North Indian temple architecture ⓘ
associatedDeity	Ganesha ⓘ Hanuman ⓘ Shiva ⓘ
associatedWith	Shaktism ⓘ
city	Varanasi ⓘ
color	red ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	example of traditional North Indian temple architecture ⓘ important site in Varanasi’s religious landscape ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Goddess Durga ⓘ
festival	Durga Puja ⓘ Navaratri ⓘ surface form: Navratri Dussehra ⓘ surface form: Vijayadashami
hasFeature	adjacent pond ⓘ multi-tiered shikhara ⓘ red ochre painted exterior ⓘ walled temple complex ⓘ
hasIconography	Durga depicted as slayer of Mahishasura ⓘ
hasSanctum	garbhagriha housing Durga idol ⓘ
hasStructure	mandapa for devotees ⓘ
locatedIn	India ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ Varanasi ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
near	Assi Ghat ⓘ Durga Kund (pond) ⓘ Tulsi Manas Mandir ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
pilgrimageType	Hindu pilgrimage site ⓘ
primaryDeity	Durga as a form of Shakti ⓘ
region	northern India ⓘ surface form: North India
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
significance	important Shakti temple in Varanasi ⓘ major pilgrimage site for devotees of Durga ⓘ
state	Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
visitedBy	international tourists ⓘ local devotees ⓘ pilgrims from across India ⓘ
worshipPractice	daily aarti ⓘ offering of flowers and sweets ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Kashi → hasMajorTemple → Durga Mandir ⓘ

Varanasi → hasFamousTemple → Durga Mandir ⓘ

this entity surface form: Durga Temple

Assi Ghat → nearbyLandmark → Durga Mandir ⓘ

this entity surface form: Durga Kund temple

Varanasi district → hasReligiousSite → Durga Mandir ⓘ

this entity surface form: Durga Mandir (Durga Kund)

Durga Mandir → alsoKnownAs → Durga Mandir ⓘ

subject surface form: Durga Mandir (Varanasi)