Sasbahu Temple

E143859

Hindu temple complex twin temple

Sasbahu Temple is an 11th-century twin temple complex in Gwalior, India, renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and dedication to Vishnu.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Sas-Bahu Temple	2
Sasbahu Temple, Gwalior	2
Sasbahu Temple canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1133059 — 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: Sasbahu Temple
Context triple: [Gwalior, hasTemple, Sasbahu Temple]

A. 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.
B. Sambisari temple
Sambisari Temple is a 9th-century Hindu Shiva temple buried for centuries under volcanic ash near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and later excavated and restored as an important archaeological site of the Medang Kingdom.
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. Vishnu temple
The Vishnu temple is one of the principal shrines within the Prambanan Hindu temple complex in Indonesia, dedicated to the god Vishnu and noted for its tall, intricately carved architecture.
E. Brahma temple
The Brahma temple is one of the main accompanying shrines within the Prambanan Hindu temple complex in Indonesia, dedicated to the god Brahma.
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: Sasbahu Temple
Target entity description: Sasbahu Temple is an 11th-century twin temple complex in Gwalior, India, renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and dedication to Vishnu.

A. 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.
B. Sambisari temple
Sambisari Temple is a 9th-century Hindu Shiva temple buried for centuries under volcanic ash near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and later excavated and restored as an important archaeological site of the Medang Kingdom.
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. Vishnu temple
The Vishnu temple is one of the principal shrines within the Prambanan Hindu temple complex in Indonesia, dedicated to the god Vishnu and noted for its tall, intricately carved architecture.
E. Brahma temple
The Brahma temple is one of the main accompanying shrines within the Prambanan Hindu temple complex in Indonesia, dedicated to the god Brahma.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple complex ⓘ twin temple ⓘ
approximateCompletionYear	1093 CE ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Nagara style ⓘ
builtBy	Mahipala I ⓘ surface form: King Mahipala
builtInCentury	11th century ⓘ
builtUnder	Kachchhapaghata dynasty ⓘ
condition	partially ruined ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
decorativeTheme	Hindu mythological scenes ⓘ floral motifs ⓘ geometric patterns ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Vishnu ⓘ
era	11th century ⓘ
etymology	name popularly linked to "sas" (mother-in-law) and "bahu" (daughter-in-law) ⓘ
hasFeature	carved ceilings ⓘ intricately carved doorways ⓘ multiple mandapas ⓘ ornate pillars ⓘ sculpted panels depicting Hindu deities ⓘ shikhara (tower) ⓘ
hasLocalName	Sas Bahu Ka Mandir ⓘ Sasbahu Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sas-Bahu Temple
hasPart	larger temple ⓘ smaller temple ⓘ
hasPlan	multi-storeyed superstructure (now partly ruined) ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected monument ⓘ
knownFor	elaborate sculptural decoration ⓘ intricate sandstone carvings ⓘ
locatedIn	Gwalior ⓘ Gwalior Fort ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ Central India ⓘ surface form: central India
managedBy	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
materialUsed	sandstone ⓘ
near	Gwalior ⓘ surface form: Gwalior city Man Singh Palace ⓘ Teli ka Mandir ⓘ
originalDeity	Vishnu ⓘ surface form: Vishnu in Padmanabha form
regionOfDynasty	Gwalior division ⓘ surface form: Gwalior region
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
significance	important example of 11th-century central Indian temple architecture ⓘ major landmark of Gwalior Fort complex ⓘ
subjectOf	archaeological studies ⓘ art historical research ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism site ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Gwalior → hasTemple → Sasbahu Temple ⓘ

Gwalior Fort → hasPart → Sasbahu Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sas-Bahu Temple

Gird → notableTemple → Sasbahu Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sasbahu Temple, Gwalior

Teli ka Mandir → locatedNear → Sasbahu Temple ⓘ