108 Divya Desams
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The 108 Divya Desams are a sacred group of Vishnu temples revered in the Tamil Alvar saints’ hymns, forming the principal pilgrimage centers of Sri Vaishnavism across India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Divya Desams | 2 |
| 108 Divya Desams canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4985111 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 108 Divya Desams Context triple: [Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram, isPartOf, 108 Divya Desams]
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A.
Char Dham
Char Dham is a revered Hindu pilgrimage circuit comprising four sacred sites believed to grant spiritual merit and liberation to devotees who complete the journey.
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B.
Palitana temples
The Palitana temples are a renowned complex of hundreds of Jain temples atop Shatrunjaya Hill, revered as one of Jainism’s holiest pilgrimage sites.
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C.
Shakti Peetha
Shakti Peetha are revered Hindu pilgrimage shrines dedicated to the goddess Shakti, believed to mark the sacred sites where parts of the goddess Sati’s body fell to earth.
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D.
Jyotir Peeth
Jyotir Peeth is one of the four cardinal monastic seats established by Adi Shankaracharya, located in Badrinath in the Indian Himalayas and serving as an important center of Advaita Vedanta learning.
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E.
Shakti Sthal
Shakti Sthal is a memorial in New Delhi dedicated to former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, marking the site of her cremation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 108 Divya Desams Target entity description: The 108 Divya Desams are a sacred group of Vishnu temples revered in the Tamil Alvar saints’ hymns, forming the principal pilgrimage centers of Sri Vaishnavism across India.
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A.
Char Dham
Char Dham is a revered Hindu pilgrimage circuit comprising four sacred sites believed to grant spiritual merit and liberation to devotees who complete the journey.
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B.
Palitana temples
The Palitana temples are a renowned complex of hundreds of Jain temples atop Shatrunjaya Hill, revered as one of Jainism’s holiest pilgrimage sites.
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C.
Shakti Peetha
Shakti Peetha are revered Hindu pilgrimage shrines dedicated to the goddess Shakti, believed to mark the sacred sites where parts of the goddess Sati’s body fell to earth.
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D.
Jyotir Peeth
Jyotir Peeth is one of the four cardinal monastic seats established by Adi Shankaracharya, located in Badrinath in the Indian Himalayas and serving as an important center of Advaita Vedanta learning.
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E.
Shakti Sthal
Shakti Sthal is a memorial in New Delhi dedicated to former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, marking the site of her cremation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vaishnavite pilgrimage circuit
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group of Hindu temples ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosophy | Vishishtadvaita Vedanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSect |
Tenkalai
NERFINISHED
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Vadakalai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Andal
NERFINISHED
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Nammalvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Periyalvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ramanuja NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirumangai Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Tamilakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotionalGenre | bhakti poetry ⓘ |
| goalOfPilgrimage | attainment of moksha ⓘ |
| includesCategory |
Antarika Divya Desams
NERFINISHED
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Nitya Vibhuti Divya Desams NERFINISHED ⓘ Sthala Divya Desams NERFINISHED ⓘ Vyuha Divya Desams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTemple |
Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram
NERFINISHED
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Sri Azhagar Kovil, Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Badrinath Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Koodal Azhagar Temple, Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Oppiliappan Temple, Thirunageswaram NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Thiruvallikeni Parthasarathy Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Thiruvananthapuram Padmanabhaswamy Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirumala Venkateswara Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalText | Divya Prabandham recitation ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| majorRegion |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
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Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttarakhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTemples | 108 ⓘ |
| pilgrimagePractice | Divya Desa Yatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDeityForm |
Vishnu
NERFINISHED
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Vishnu with consort Lakshmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalScripturalSource | Nalayira Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | principal pilgrimage centers of Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reveredBy | Alvars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sacredLanguageOfHymns | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | hymns of the Alvars ⓘ |
| worshipStyle |
Pancharatra Agama
NERFINISHED
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Vaikhanasa Agama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: 108 Divya Desams Description of subject: The 108 Divya Desams are a sacred group of Vishnu temples revered in the Tamil Alvar saints’ hymns, forming the principal pilgrimage centers of Sri Vaishnavism across India.
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Divya Desams
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Divya Desams