Kataragama
E342153
Kataragama is a renowned multi-religious pilgrimage town in Sri Lanka, sacred to Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, and indigenous Vedda people.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kataragama canonical | 3 |
| Kataragama Temple | 3 |
| Kataragama Devale Perahera | 1 |
| Kataragama deviyo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3025771 — 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: Kataragama Context triple: [Southern Province, Sri Lanka, containsTown, Kataragama]
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A.
Koggala
Koggala is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka known for its scenic beach, lagoon, and proximity to the historic city of Galle.
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B.
Ratnapura
Ratnapura is a major city in Sri Lanka renowned as the country’s primary gem-mining and trading center.
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C.
Hikkaduwa
Hikkaduwa is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka known for its beaches, coral reefs, and surf culture.
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D.
Kandy
Kandy is a historic city in central Sri Lanka renowned for its cultural heritage, including the Temple of the Tooth and its role as a former royal stronghold.
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E.
Polonnaruwa
Polonnaruwa is an ancient city in Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved medieval ruins and role as a major royal capital of the Sinhalese kingdom.
- 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: Kataragama Target entity description: Kataragama is a renowned multi-religious pilgrimage town in Sri Lanka, sacred to Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, and indigenous Vedda people.
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A.
Koggala
Koggala is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka known for its scenic beach, lagoon, and proximity to the historic city of Galle.
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B.
Ratnapura
Ratnapura is a major city in Sri Lanka renowned as the country’s primary gem-mining and trading center.
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C.
Hikkaduwa
Hikkaduwa is a coastal town in southern Sri Lanka known for its beaches, coral reefs, and surf culture.
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D.
Kandy
Kandy is a historic city in central Sri Lanka renowned for its cultural heritage, including the Temple of the Tooth and its role as a former royal stronghold.
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E.
Polonnaruwa
Polonnaruwa is an ancient city in Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved medieval ruins and role as a major royal capital of the Sinhalese kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pilgrimage site
ⓘ
religious site ⓘ town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Prince Dutugemunu
ⓘ
surface form:
King Dutugemunu
Mahavamsa ⓘ
surface form:
Mahavamsa chronicles
Kingdom of Ruhuna ⓘ
surface form:
Ruhuna Kingdom
|
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
national pilgrimage center of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
symbol of interfaith harmony in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Kataragama
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kataragama deviyo
Murugan ⓘ Kartikeya ⓘ
surface form:
Skanda
Subramanya ⓘ
surface form:
Subrahmanya
|
| hasEthnicGroup |
Sinhalese
ⓘ
Sri Lankan Moors ⓘ Sri Lankan Tamils ⓘ Vedda people ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Esala Perahera
ⓘ
surface form:
Esala Festival
Kataragama Perahera ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Sinhala
ⓘ
Sri Lankan Malay ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Menik Ganga ⓘ |
| hasShrine | Kiri Vehera ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Buddhist temples
ⓘ
Kataragama Hindu shrines ⓘ Kataragama Mosque ⓘ Vedda shrines ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Kataragama
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Kataragama Temple
|
| knownFor |
annual festival
ⓘ
body piercing rituals ⓘ fire-walking rituals ⓘ multi-religious worship ⓘ perahera ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Monaragala District
ⓘ
Uva Province ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea | Yala National Park ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Tissamaharama ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSeason |
August
ⓘ
July ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ indigenous Vedda religion ⓘ |
| sacredTo |
Buddhists
ⓘ
Hindus ⓘ Muslims ⓘ Vedda people ⓘ |
| tourismType | religious tourism ⓘ |
| transportAccess |
A2 highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A4 highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kataragama Description of subject: Kataragama is a renowned multi-religious pilgrimage town in Sri Lanka, sacred to Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, and indigenous Vedda people.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kataragama Temple
this entity surface form:
Kataragama Temple
this entity surface form:
Kataragama Devale Perahera
this entity surface form:
Kataragama Temple
this entity surface form:
Kataragama deviyo