Badami cave temples

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The Badami cave temples are a group of rock-cut Hindu and Jain cave shrines in Karnataka, India, renowned for their intricate carvings and early Chalukyan architecture.

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Label	Occurrences
Badami cave temples canonical	3
Badami Cave Temples	1
Badami Chalukya monuments	1

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Target entity: Badami cave temples
Context triple: [Malaprabha River, near, Badami cave temples]

A. Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves is a renowned complex of ancient Buddhist rock-cut cave monuments in India, famous for its exquisite murals, sculptures, and architecture dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE.
B. 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.
C. Khajuraho Group of Monuments
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a renowned complex of medieval Hindu and Jain temples in India, celebrated for their intricate Nagara-style architecture and exquisite erotic and mythological sculptures.
D. Girnar Jain temples
The Girnar Jain temples are an ancient and highly revered complex of Jain pilgrimage shrines situated on Mount Girnar in Gujarat, India, renowned for their intricate architecture and religious significance.
E. Pattadakal
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.
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: Badami cave temples
Target entity description: The Badami cave temples are a group of rock-cut Hindu and Jain cave shrines in Karnataka, India, renowned for their intricate carvings and early Chalukyan architecture.

A. Ajanta Caves
Ajanta Caves is a renowned complex of ancient Buddhist rock-cut cave monuments in India, famous for its exquisite murals, sculptures, and architecture dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE.
B. 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.
C. Khajuraho Group of Monuments
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a renowned complex of medieval Hindu and Jain temples in India, celebrated for their intricate Nagara-style architecture and exquisite erotic and mythological sculptures.
D. Girnar Jain temples
The Girnar Jain temples are an ancient and highly revered complex of Jain pilgrimage shrines situated on Mount Girnar in Gujarat, India, renowned for their intricate architecture and religious significance.
E. Pattadakal
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.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu cave temple ⓘ Hindu cave temple ⓘ Hindu cave temple ⓘ Hindu temple site ⓘ Jain cave temple ⓘ Jain temple site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ rock-cut cave temple complex ⓘ
artPeriod	Western Chalukya period ⓘ surface form: Early Western Chalukya
builder	Chalukya dynasty ⓘ surface form: Early Chalukya dynasty
constructionPeriod	6th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
features	columned halls ⓘ painted fragments on ceilings ⓘ pillared verandas ⓘ relief panels ⓘ
hasCave	Cave 1 ⓘ Cave 2 ⓘ Cave 3 ⓘ Cave 4 ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument of National Importance in India ⓘ
inscriptionsIn	Kannada ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ
knownFor	early Chalukyan art ⓘ intricate carvings ⓘ rock-cut architecture ⓘ
locatedIn	Badami ⓘ Bagalkot district ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ
material	sandstone ⓘ
near	Badami Fort ⓘ Bhutanatha group of temples ⓘ
notableSculpture	Nataraja sculptures ⓘ surface form: 18-armed dancing Shiva (Nataraja) Tirthankara figures ⓘ Vamana ⓘ surface form: Trivikrama (Vamana) Vishnu Varaha avatar of Vishnu ⓘ
numberOfCaves	4 ⓘ
overlooks	Agastya Lake ⓘ
patron	Kirtivarman I ⓘ Mangalesha ⓘ
primaryDeity	Shiva ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ
region	Deccan Plateau ⓘ surface form: Deccan
religion	Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ
stateParty	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
style	Early Chalukya architecture ⓘ surface form: Chalukya architecture
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
UNESCOTentativeList	World Heritage Site ⓘ

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Malaprabha River → near → Badami cave temples ⓘ

Pattadakal → partOf → Badami cave temples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Badami Chalukya monuments

Bagalkot district → hasArchaeologicalSite → Badami cave temples ⓘ

Badami → hasStructure → Badami cave temples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Badami Cave Temples

Aihole temple complex → nearbySites → Badami cave temples ⓘ

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