Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam
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Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam is a large temple tank and sacred water reservoir in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its annual float festival dedicated to the goddess Mariamman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1833696 — 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: Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam Context triple: [Madurai, hasLandmark, Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam]
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A.
Alamelu Mangamma
Alamelu Mangamma was the wife of C. Rajagopalachari, a prominent Indian independence activist and the last Governor-General of India.
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B.
Lokasundari Ammal
Lokasundari Ammal was the wife of Nobel Prize–winning Indian physicist C. V. Raman and a supportive figure in his personal and professional life.
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C.
Krishnakumari
Krishnakumari is a Bengali literary work by 19th-century poet and dramatist Michael Madhusudan Dutt, known for its pioneering role in modern Bengali drama.
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D.
Rajlakshmi Devi
Rajlakshmi Devi was the wife of renowned Bengali novelist and poet Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, a key figure of the Bengali Renaissance.
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E.
Chinna Devi
Chinna Devi was a queen consort of the Vijayanagara Empire, known as one of the principal wives of Emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya.
- 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: Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam Target entity description: Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam is a large temple tank and sacred water reservoir in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its annual float festival dedicated to the goddess Mariamman.
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A.
Alamelu Mangamma
Alamelu Mangamma was the wife of C. Rajagopalachari, a prominent Indian independence activist and the last Governor-General of India.
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B.
Lokasundari Ammal
Lokasundari Ammal was the wife of Nobel Prize–winning Indian physicist C. V. Raman and a supportive figure in his personal and professional life.
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C.
Krishnakumari
Krishnakumari is a Bengali literary work by 19th-century poet and dramatist Michael Madhusudan Dutt, known for its pioneering role in modern Bengali drama.
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D.
Rajlakshmi Devi
Rajlakshmi Devi was the wife of renowned Bengali novelist and poet Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, a key figure of the Bengali Renaissance.
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E.
Chinna Devi
Chinna Devi was a queen consort of the Vijayanagara Empire, known as one of the principal wives of Emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu pilgrimage site
ⓘ
sacred water reservoir ⓘ temple tank ⓘ |
| associatedTemple | Vandiyur Mariamman Temple ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Meenakshi Amman Temple
|
| category |
Hindu pilgrimage sites in Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
Temple tanks in India ⓘ |
| city | Madurai ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Tirumala Nayak
ⓘ
surface form:
Thirumalai Nayak
|
| constructionPeriod |
Nayakkar dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Nayak dynasty
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major site of Madurai float festival ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mariamman ⓘ |
| distanceFromMeenakshiAmmanTemple | about 5 km ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| festivalHonors |
Mariamman
ⓘ
Meenakshi ⓘ Sundareswarar ⓘ |
| festivalType | Teppotsavam ⓘ |
| floatFestivalFeature |
decorated floats
ⓘ
music and rituals ⓘ procession of deities ⓘ |
| floatFestivalHeldIn |
February
ⓘ
January ⓘ Thai month ⓘ |
| function |
religious ceremonies
ⓘ
ritual bathing ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| hasAccess | stone steps ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central mandapam
ⓘ
steps on all sides ⓘ surrounding corridors ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Float Festival ⓘ |
| knownFor |
annual float festival
ⓘ
illumination during festival ⓘ large temple tank ⓘ religious gatherings ⓘ |
| lightingDuringFestival |
electric lights
ⓘ
oil lamps ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Madurai ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Vandiyur ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| waterSource | underground channels ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam Description of subject: Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam is a large temple tank and sacred water reservoir in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its annual float festival dedicated to the goddess Mariamman.
Referenced by (1)
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