Padmanabhaswamy Temple

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Hindu temple Vishnu temple pilgrimage site

Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a historic and richly endowed Hindu temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and as one of the wealthiest religious institutions in the world.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Padmanabhaswamy Temple canonical	3
Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple	2
Padmanabhaswamy (Vishnu)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3698479 — 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: Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Context triple: [Travancore, religiousCenter, Padmanabhaswamy Temple]

A. Ramanathaswamy Temple
Ramanathaswamy Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, celebrated for its grand Dravidian architecture and one of the longest temple corridors in the world.
B. Brihadeeswarar Temple
Brihadeeswarar Temple is a UNESCO-listed, 11th-century Chola-era Hindu temple in Thanjavur, India, renowned for its grand Dravidian architecture and towering vimana dedicated to Lord Shiva.
C. Rajagopalaswamy Temple
Rajagopalaswamy Temple is a historic Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Krishna in his Rajagopala (cowherd king) form and noted for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
D. Kumaraswamy Temple
Kumaraswamy Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Ballari district of Karnataka, India, revered for its historic Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
E. Perur Pateeswarar Temple
Perur Pateeswarar Temple is an ancient and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its rich Chola-era architecture and cultural significance in Tamil Nadu, 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: Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Target entity description: Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a historic and richly endowed Hindu temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and as one of the wealthiest religious institutions in the world.

A. Ramanathaswamy Temple
Ramanathaswamy Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, celebrated for its grand Dravidian architecture and one of the longest temple corridors in the world.
B. Brihadeeswarar Temple
Brihadeeswarar Temple is a UNESCO-listed, 11th-century Chola-era Hindu temple in Thanjavur, India, renowned for its grand Dravidian architecture and towering vimana dedicated to Lord Shiva.
C. Rajagopalaswamy Temple
Rajagopalaswamy Temple is a historic Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Krishna in his Rajagopala (cowherd king) form and noted for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
D. Kumaraswamy Temple
Kumaraswamy Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Ballari district of Karnataka, India, revered for its historic Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
E. Perur Pateeswarar Temple
Perur Pateeswarar Temple is an ancient and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its rich Chola-era architecture and cultural significance in Tamil Nadu, India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ Vishnu temple ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
architectureStyle	Dravidian architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty	Travancore royal family ⓘ
associatedWith	Anantha Padmanabha Swamy ⓘ Travancore ⓘ surface form: Travancore kingdom
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important center of Vaishnavite worship in Kerala ⓘ symbol of Travancore royal devotion ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Vishnu ⓘ
deity	Padmanabhaswamy ⓘ
deityForm	Śeṣa ⓘ surface form: Vishnu reclining on Ananta
entryRestriction	restricted to Hindus for inner sanctum ⓘ
festival	Alpasi festival ⓘ Karthigai Deepam ⓘ surface form: Laksha Deepam Painkuni festival ⓘ
followsTradition	Vaishnavism ⓘ
governingBody	Travancore Devaswom Board ⓘ
hasFeature	gold-plated flagstaff ⓘ gopuram ⓘ granite and laterite construction elements ⓘ long corridors with stone pillars ⓘ sacred tank Padmatheertham ⓘ
hasIconography	Vishnu reclining on serpent Ananta with Brahma on lotus ⓘ
hasSubShrine	Ganesha ⓘ surface form: Ganapati Krishna ⓘ Narasimha ⓘ Sastha (Ayyappa) ⓘ
hasVaults	underground chambers containing gold and jewels ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected monument under state authorities ⓘ
knownFor	being one of the wealthiest temples in the world ⓘ elaborate rituals and festivals ⓘ hidden vaults containing treasure ⓘ
location	India ⓘ Kerala ⓘ Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ
mainSanctumOrientation	east ⓘ
near	East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ
region	Malabar Coast ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
ritual	daily poojas to Padmanabhaswamy ⓘ
securityLevel	high ⓘ
state	Kerala ⓘ
tourism	major tourist attraction in Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ
traditionalCustodian	Travancore royal family ⓘ
wealthStatus	one of the richest religious institutions in the world ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Travancore → religiousCenter → Padmanabhaswamy Temple ⓘ

Travancore → stateDeity → Padmanabhaswamy Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Padmanabhaswamy (Vishnu)

Vaikunta Ekadasi → celebratedEspeciallyIn → Padmanabhaswamy Temple ⓘ

Thiruvananthapuram → hasTouristAttraction → Padmanabhaswamy Temple ⓘ

Maharaja of Travancore → associatedWithInstitution → Padmanabhaswamy Temple ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Marthanda Varma → patronOf → Padmanabhaswamy Temple ⓘ