Pashupatinath Temple
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Pashupatinath Temple is a sacred Hindu temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu, renowned as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Nepal.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pashupatinath Temple canonical | 5 |
| Bachhareshwari Temple | 1 |
| Pashupatinath | 1 |
| Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1529683 — 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: Pashupatinath Temple Context triple: [Kathmandu, hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite, Pashupatinath Temple]
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A.
Swayambhunath
Swayambhunath is an ancient Buddhist stupa complex in Kathmandu, Nepal, renowned for its iconic hilltop shrine, panoramic city views, and sacred significance to both Buddhists and Hindus.
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B.
Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath Temple is a revered Hindu shrine in the Indian Himalayas, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a major Char Dham pilgrimage site.
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C.
Boudhanath Stupa
Boudhanath Stupa is one of the largest and most important Buddhist stupas in the world, a major pilgrimage site and cultural landmark in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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D.
Dhakeshwari Temple
Dhakeshwari Temple is a prominent and centuries-old Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, regarded as the city’s principal place of Hindu worship and an important national heritage site.
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E.
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.
- 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: Pashupatinath Temple Target entity description: Pashupatinath Temple is a sacred Hindu temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu, renowned as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Nepal.
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A.
Swayambhunath
Swayambhunath is an ancient Buddhist stupa complex in Kathmandu, Nepal, renowned for its iconic hilltop shrine, panoramic city views, and sacred significance to both Buddhists and Hindus.
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B.
Kedarnath Temple
Kedarnath Temple is a revered Hindu shrine in the Indian Himalayas, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a major Char Dham pilgrimage site.
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C.
Boudhanath Stupa
Boudhanath Stupa is one of the largest and most important Buddhist stupas in the world, a major pilgrimage site and cultural landmark in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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D.
Dhakeshwari Temple
Dhakeshwari Temple is a prominent and centuries-old Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, regarded as the city’s principal place of Hindu worship and an important national heritage site.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple complex
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Shiva temple ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Nepali pagoda style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu cremation rituals
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Shaivism ⓘ sadhus (Hindu ascetics) ⓘ |
| believedOlderThan | current inscriptional evidence ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| damageEvent | 2015 Nepal earthquake ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Shiva
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Shiva
|
| earliestReferenceCentury | 5th century CE (inscriptions) ⓘ |
| entryRestriction | only Hindus allowed inside main temple ⓘ |
| facesOfLingam |
Aghora
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Ishana (top) ⓘ Sadyojata ⓘ Tatpurusha ⓘ Mahadeva ⓘ
surface form:
Vamadeva
|
| hasFeature |
Arya Ghat cremation area
ⓘ
Pashupatinath Temple self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bachhareshwari Temple
Deupatan area ⓘ Guhyeshwari Temple nearby ⓘ Kalaram Temple ⓘ
surface form:
Ram Temple
courtyards and rest houses (dharamshalas) ⓘ ghats on the Bagmati River ⓘ lingam of Pashupatinath ⓘ main pagoda-style temple ⓘ numerous smaller temples and shrines ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the oldest Hindu temples in Kathmandu Valley ⓘ |
| lingamType | mukhalinga with four faces ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Kathmandu ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Nepal ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Kathmandu District ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Bagmati Province ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Bagmati River ⓘ |
| mainFestival |
Balachaturdashi
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Maha Shivaratri ⓘ Teej ⓘ |
| managementBy | Pashupati Area Development Trust ⓘ |
| materialOfMainSanctumDoors | silver ⓘ |
| materialOfMainSanctumRoof | gold ⓘ |
| numberOfRoofs | two-tiered ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kathmandu Valley
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Kathmandu Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site
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| pilgrimageImportance |
major Hindu pilgrimage site in Nepal
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one of the most important Shiva temples in the world ⓘ |
| postEarthquakeStatus | main temple largely unharmed ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Pashupatinath (form of Shiva) ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major cultural tourism destination in Nepal ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus |
Kathmandu Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
World Heritage Site (Kathmandu Valley)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pashupatinath Temple Description of subject: Pashupatinath Temple is a sacred Hindu temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva on the banks of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu, renowned as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Nepal.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu
this entity surface form:
Bachhareshwari Temple
this entity surface form:
Pashupatinath