Pattadakal

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Archaeological site Historic site Temple complex UNESCO World Heritage Site

Pattadakal is a historic complex of 7th–8th century Hindu and Jain temple monuments in Karnataka, India, renowned for its blend of northern and southern Indian architectural styles and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Pattadakal canonical	7
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal	2
Pattadakal UNESCO World Heritage Site	2
Aihole	1
Jain Narayana Temple, Pattadakal	1
Kashi Vishwanatha Temple, Pattadakal	1
Mallikarjuna Temple, Pattadakal	1
Papanatha Temple, Pattadakal	1
Pattadakal temple complex	1
Sangameshwara Temple, Pattadakal	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1409611 — 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: Pattadakal
Context triple: [South India, hasUNESCOSite, Pattadakal]

A. Belur Math
Belur Math is a monastery and temple complex on the banks of the Ganges near Kolkata, serving as the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission founded by Swami Vivekananda.
B. Hampi
Hampi is an ancient ruined city in Karnataka, India, famed for its monumental Hindu temples and as the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire.
C. Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
D. Ellora Caves
Ellora Caves is a renowned complex of rock-cut monasteries and temples in India, celebrated for its monumental architecture and intricate sculptures representing Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain traditions.
E. Betapur
Betapur is a small settlement located on Middle Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of 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: Pattadakal
Target entity description: Pattadakal is a historic complex of 7th–8th century Hindu and Jain temple monuments in Karnataka, India, renowned for its blend of northern and southern Indian architectural styles and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A. Belur Math
Belur Math is a monastery and temple complex on the banks of the Ganges near Kolkata, serving as the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission founded by Swami Vivekananda.
B. Hampi
Hampi is an ancient ruined city in Karnataka, India, famed for its monumental Hindu temples and as the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire.
C. Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
D. Ellora Caves
Ellora Caves is a renowned complex of rock-cut monasteries and temples in India, celebrated for its monumental architecture and intricate sculptures representing Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain traditions.
E. Betapur
Betapur is a small settlement located on Middle Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Archaeological site ⓘ Historic site ⓘ Temple complex ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Dravidian temple architecture ⓘ surface form: Dravida style Nagara style ⓘ Vesara style ⓘ
builder	Chalukya dynasty ⓘ
category	Archaeological monuments in Karnataka ⓘ Hindu temples in Karnataka ⓘ Jain temples in Karnataka ⓘ World Heritage Sites in India ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
governingBody	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasFeature	inscriptions in Sanskrit and Kannada ⓘ rock-cut and structural temples ⓘ
hasTemple	Jambulinga Temple, Pattadakal ⓘ surface form: Galaganatha Temple, Pattadakal Pattadakal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jain Narayana Temple, Pattadakal Jambulinga Temple, Pattadakal ⓘ Pattadakal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kashi Vishwanatha Temple, Pattadakal Pattadakal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mallikarjuna Temple, Pattadakal Pattadakal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Papanatha Temple, Pattadakal Pattadakal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sangameshwara Temple, Pattadakal Virupaksha Temple, Hampi ⓘ surface form: Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalPeriod	7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ
knownFor	7th–8th century temple monuments ⓘ Blend of northern and southern Indian architectural styles ⓘ Early Chalukya architecture ⓘ
languageOfLocalName	Kannada ⓘ
locatedIn	Bagalkot district ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ
locatedOn	Malaprabha River ⓘ surface form: Malgudi (Malaprabha) River
nearbySite	Aihole temple complex ⓘ surface form: Aihole Badami ⓘ
officialName	Pattadakal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
partOf	Badami cave temples ⓘ surface form: Badami Chalukya monuments
religion	Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ
statePartyToUNESCO	India ⓘ
timeOfConstruction	circa 600–750 CE ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageArea	5.56 ha (core zone) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageBufferZoneArea	14.56 ha ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion	Asia-Pacific ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	239 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageYearInscribed	1987 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

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

South India → hasUNESCOSite → Pattadakal ⓘ

Karnataka → hasHeritageSite → Pattadakal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Group of Monuments at Pattadakal

Malaprabha River → associatedWith → Pattadakal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aihole

Malaprabha River → near → Pattadakal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pattadakal UNESCO World Heritage Site