Virupaksha Temple
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Virupaksha Temple is a renowned 7th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hampi in Karnataka, India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Virupaksha Temple canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6968770 — 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: Virupaksha Temple Context triple: [Hampi, majorTemple, Virupaksha Temple]
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A.
Asi Sangameshwar temple
Asi Sangameshwar Temple is a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva located near Assi Ghat in Varanasi, India.
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B.
Airavatesvara Temple
Airavatesvara Temple is a 12th-century Dravidian-style Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Chola architecture and sculpture.
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C.
Nataraja Temple
Nataraja Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in his cosmic dancer form, located in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, and renowned as one of the most important Shaivite pilgrimage sites in India.
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D.
Vishvanatha Temple
Vishvanatha Temple is a prominent 11th-century Hindu temple at Khajuraho, India, renowned for its intricate Nagara-style architecture and elaborate stone carvings dedicated to Lord Shiva.
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E.
Dakshinaarka Temple
Dakshinaarka Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine dedicated to the Sun God (Surya), renowned as one of the major sun temples in 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: Virupaksha Temple Target entity description: Virupaksha Temple is a renowned 7th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hampi in Karnataka, India.
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A.
Asi Sangameshwar temple
Asi Sangameshwar Temple is a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva located near Assi Ghat in Varanasi, India.
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B.
Airavatesvara Temple
Airavatesvara Temple is a 12th-century Dravidian-style Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Chola architecture and sculpture.
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C.
Nataraja Temple
Nataraja Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in his cosmic dancer form, located in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, and renowned as one of the most important Shaivite pilgrimage sites in India.
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D.
Vishvanatha Temple
Vishvanatha Temple is a prominent 11th-century Hindu temple at Khajuraho, India, renowned for its intricate Nagara-style architecture and elaborate stone carvings dedicated to Lord Shiva.
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E.
Dakshinaarka Temple
Dakshinaarka Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine dedicated to the Sun God (Surya), renowned as one of the major sun temples in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Shiva temple ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pampapathi Temple
NERFINISHED
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Shri Virupaksha Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Dravidian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureType | temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | Krishnadevaraya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 7th century ⓘ |
| city | Hampi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuouslyActiveTemple | yes ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| district | Vijayanagara district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestConstructionDate | 7th century ⓘ |
| festival |
Pampa Festival
NERFINISHED
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Virupaksha Car Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard with pillared halls
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intricate stone carvings ⓘ painted ceiling panels ⓘ |
| hasGopuram | eastern gopuram ⓘ |
| hasGopuramHeight | about 50 meters ⓘ |
| hasMandapa |
kalyana mandapa
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ranga mandapa ⓘ |
| hasSanctum | garbhagriha of Virupaksha ⓘ |
| hasShrine |
Bhuvaneshwari shrine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pampa Devi shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Hampi ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hampi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ |
| mainEntranceDirection | east ⓘ |
| majorDevelopmentPeriod |
14th century
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15th century ⓘ |
| onBankOf | Tungabhadra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openForWorship | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Sacred Center of Hampi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Vijayanagara rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousDistrict | Bellary district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Shiva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virupaksha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Karnataka ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Group of Monuments at Hampi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Virupaksha Temple Description of subject: Virupaksha Temple is a renowned 7th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hampi in Karnataka, India.
Referenced by (1)
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