Western Group of Temples
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The Western Group of Temples is the most prominent and best-preserved cluster of Hindu temples at Khajuraho, renowned for its grand architecture and intricate stone carvings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Western Group of Temples canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4664399 — 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: Western Group of Temples Context triple: [Khajuraho Group of Monuments, hasTempleGroup, Western Group of Temples]
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A.
Queen’s Temple
Queen’s Temple is an ornamental garden building in the Stowe landscape gardens in Buckinghamshire, England, known for its classical architecture and picturesque setting.
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B.
Temple Reyim
Temple Reyim is a Jewish congregation and synagogue located in the West Newton neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts.
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Temple of Humanity
The Temple of Humanity is a positivist religious building dedicated to the secular, human-centered worship and rituals of the Religion of Humanity founded by Auguste Comte.
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D.
Temple of the Winds
Temple of the Winds is an ornamental, classical-style pavilion and lookout structure located within Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens.
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E.
Temple of the Carved Skulls
The Temple of the Carved Skulls is an archaeological structure at the pre-Columbian Totonac city of Cempoala in Veracruz, Mexico, notable for its stone carvings of human skulls and association with ritual practices.
- 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: Western Group of Temples Target entity description: The Western Group of Temples is the most prominent and best-preserved cluster of Hindu temples at Khajuraho, renowned for its grand architecture and intricate stone carvings.
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A.
Queen’s Temple
Queen’s Temple is an ornamental garden building in the Stowe landscape gardens in Buckinghamshire, England, known for its classical architecture and picturesque setting.
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B.
Temple Reyim
Temple Reyim is a Jewish congregation and synagogue located in the West Newton neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts.
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C.
Temple of Humanity
The Temple of Humanity is a positivist religious building dedicated to the secular, human-centered worship and rituals of the Religion of Humanity founded by Auguste Comte.
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D.
Temple of the Winds
Temple of the Winds is an ornamental, classical-style pavilion and lookout structure located within Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens.
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E.
Temple of the Carved Skulls
The Temple of the Carved Skulls is an archaeological structure at the pre-Columbian Totonac city of Cempoala in Veracruz, Mexico, notable for its stone carvings of human skulls and association with ritual practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple group
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temple complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Nagara style
NERFINISHED
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North Indian temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | medieval Central Indian art ⓘ |
| bestPreservedGroupOf | Khajuraho temples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Chandela dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriodEnd | 11th century ⓘ |
| constructionPeriodStart | 10th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Chitragupta Temple
NERFINISHED
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Devi Jagadambi Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Kandariya Mahadeva Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakshmana Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Matangeshvara Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Nandi Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ Parvati Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Varaha Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Bundelkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Shiva
NERFINISHED
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Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ various Hindu deities ⓘ |
| hasEntrance | western gate near ticket counter ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
circumambulatory paths
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elaborate exterior sculptural bands ⓘ garbhagrihas ⓘ mandapas ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| largestTemple | Kandariya Mahadeva Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chhatarpur district
NERFINISHED
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India ⓘ Khajuraho NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhya Pradesh ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Devi
NERFINISHED
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Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| mostVisitedPartOf | Khajuraho Group of Monuments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
erotic sculptures
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high shikharas ⓘ intricate stone carvings ⓘ sculptural friezes depicting daily life ⓘ |
| partOf | Khajuraho Group of Monuments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismSignificance | major heritage tourism destination in India ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1986 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Western Group of Temples Description of subject: The Western Group of Temples is the most prominent and best-preserved cluster of Hindu temples at Khajuraho, renowned for its grand architecture and intricate stone carvings.
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