Varadaraja Perumal
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Varadaraja Perumal is a revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu, especially worshipped as the presiding deity of the famous Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Varadaraja Perumal canonical | 2 |
| Thirumal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4985101 — 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: Varadaraja Perumal Context triple: [Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram, primaryDeity, Varadaraja Perumal]
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A.
Nandikeshvara
Nandikeshvara is a revered figure in Hindu tradition, often identified with Nandi, the divine bull and devoted gatekeeper and attendant of the god Shiva.
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B.
Ram Lalla
Ram Lalla is the child form of the Hindu deity Lord Rama, venerated as the presiding divine presence at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya.
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C.
Vithoba of Pandharpur
Vithoba of Pandharpur is a widely revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu/Krishna, especially worshipped in Maharashtra as the compassionate, standing deity of the Varkari devotional tradition.
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D.
Panduranga
Panduranga was a historical Cham polity and important regional center located in what is now south-central Vietnam.
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E.
Ranganatha
Ranganatha is a reclining form of the Hindu god Vishnu, especially revered in South Indian Vaishnavism as the supreme preserver deity resting on the serpent Adishesha.
- 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: Varadaraja Perumal Target entity description: Varadaraja Perumal is a revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu, especially worshipped as the presiding deity of the famous Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
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A.
Nandikeshvara
Nandikeshvara is a revered figure in Hindu tradition, often identified with Nandi, the divine bull and devoted gatekeeper and attendant of the god Shiva.
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B.
Ram Lalla
Ram Lalla is the child form of the Hindu deity Lord Rama, venerated as the presiding divine presence at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya.
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C.
Vithoba of Pandharpur
Vithoba of Pandharpur is a widely revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu/Krishna, especially worshipped in Maharashtra as the compassionate, standing deity of the Varkari devotional tradition.
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D.
Panduranga
Panduranga was a historical Cham polity and important regional center located in what is now south-central Vietnam.
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E.
Ranganatha
Ranganatha is a reclining form of the Hindu god Vishnu, especially revered in South Indian Vaishnavism as the supreme preserver deity resting on the serpent Adishesha.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
form of Vishnu ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Devaraja Perumal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perarulalan NERFINISHED ⓘ Varadaraja Swamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCityEpithets | Kanchi Varadar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | protector and sustainer of the universe ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival |
Chitra Pournami
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garuda Sevai NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaikasi Brahmotsavam NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaikuntha Ekadashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPhilosophicalTradition | Sri Vaishnava Vedanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRitual |
annual Garuda Vahana procession
ⓘ
daily puja and archana ⓘ |
| associatedWithSacredTank | Anantha Saras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSacredTree | Aththi tree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithState | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle | Varadaraja (Bestower of boons) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToLegend |
appearance from sacrificial fire of Brahma
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legend of Brahma’s yagna at Kanchipuram ⓘ |
| hasConsort | Perundevi Thayar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImportantShrine | hill shrine (Hasthigiri) at Kanchipuram ⓘ |
| hasTempleTank | Anantha Saras at Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram ⓘ |
| holdsAttribute |
chakra
ⓘ
gada ⓘ padma ⓘ shankha ⓘ |
| iconographicForm | standing Vishnu ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryLiturgicalTexts |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedInTempleCity | Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTradition | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountVehicle | Garuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfGroup | Divya Desam deities ⓘ |
| praisedIn | Nalayira Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingDeityOf | Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfMajorFollowing |
South India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| templeArchitectureStyle | Dravidian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| templeClassifiedAs | Divya Desam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| templeManagedBy | Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedBy | Alvars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Hindus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Vaishnavas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Varadaraja Perumal Description of subject: Varadaraja Perumal is a revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu, especially worshipped as the presiding deity of the famous Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thirumal