Swamimalai Murugan Temple
E493936
Swamimalai Murugan Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Murugan and revered as one of his six sacred abodes (Arupadai Veedu).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swamimalai Murugan Temple canonical | 3 |
| Murugan temple | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4955866 — 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: Swamimalai Murugan Temple Context triple: [Murugan, majorTemple, Swamimalai Murugan Temple]
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A.
Marudamalai Murugan Temple
Marudamalai Murugan Temple is a prominent hilltop Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu dedicated to Lord Murugan, renowned as a major pilgrimage site and scenic spiritual destination.
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B.
Palani Murugan Temple
Palani Murugan Temple is a major Hindu hill shrine in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Murugan and revered as one of his most important pilgrimage centers.
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C.
Adikesava Perumal Temple
Adikesava Perumal Temple is a historic Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, located in Sriperumbudur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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D.
Annamalaiyar Temple
Annamalaiyar Temple is a vast and ancient Hindu temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, India, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas representing the element of fire.
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E.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a historic and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and cultural significance in Chennai, 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: Swamimalai Murugan Temple Target entity description: Swamimalai Murugan Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Murugan and revered as one of his six sacred abodes (Arupadai Veedu).
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A.
Marudamalai Murugan Temple
Marudamalai Murugan Temple is a prominent hilltop Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu dedicated to Lord Murugan, renowned as a major pilgrimage site and scenic spiritual destination.
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B.
Palani Murugan Temple
Palani Murugan Temple is a major Hindu hill shrine in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Murugan and revered as one of his most important pilgrimage centers.
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C.
Adikesava Perumal Temple
Adikesava Perumal Temple is a historic Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, located in Sriperumbudur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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D.
Annamalaiyar Temple
Annamalaiyar Temple is a vast and ancient Hindu temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, India, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas representing the element of fire.
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E.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a historic and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and cultural significance in Chennai, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Murugan temple ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Swaminatha Swami Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swaminathaswamy Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Dravidian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Ganesha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parvati NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kaveri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deityForm | Swaminatha Swami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromKumbakonam | approximately 5 km ⓘ |
| district | Thanjavur district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festival |
Panguni Uthiram
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skanda Sashti NERFINISHED ⓘ Thaipusam NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaikasi Visakam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gopuram
ⓘ
mandapam ⓘ prakaram ⓘ sacred steps ⓘ |
| hasSubShrine |
Ganesha shrine
ⓘ
Navagraha shrine ⓘ Parvati shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiva shrine ⓘ |
| hasTempleTank | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfRituals |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| legend | Murugan teaching the meaning of Pranava (Om) to Shiva ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Swamimalai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Thanjavur district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainShrineOrientation | east ⓘ |
| nearCity | Kumbakonam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSacredSteps | 60 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Arupadai Veedu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageImportance | major Murugan pilgrimage centre in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Murugan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sacredStatus |
Arupadai Veedu temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
one of the six abodes of Murugan ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | Tamil Saivite tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swamimalai Murugan Temple Description of subject: Swamimalai Murugan Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Murugan and revered as one of his six sacred abodes (Arupadai Veedu).
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Murugan temple