Brihadeeswara (form of Shiva)
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Brihadeeswara is a majestic form of the Hindu god Shiva associated with supreme cosmic power and prominently worshipped as the presiding deity of the famed Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur, India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brihadeeswara (form of Shiva) canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
form of Shiva ⓘ presiding temple deity ⓘ |
| associatedTempleBuiltBy | Rajaraja I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTempleDynasty | Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shiva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
supreme cosmic power ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle | Brihad Ishvara (Great Lord) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
protector and destroyer
ⓘ
supreme lord of the universe ⓘ |
| epithetOf |
Mahadeva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parameshwara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festival |
Kumbhabhishekam of Brihadeeswarar Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maha Shivaratri NERFINISHED ⓘ Pradosham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Periya Udayar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peruvudaiyar NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajarajeswarar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
grandeur
ⓘ
majesty ⓘ sovereign power ⓘ |
| hasConsortInTemple |
Parvati
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Periya Nayaki Amman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeityType | Shaivite deity ⓘ |
| hasFormOf | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRegionOfWorship |
South India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempleOrientation | east-facing ⓘ |
| iconographicForm | linga ⓘ |
| isPresidingDeityOf |
Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajarajeswaram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToConcept |
Shaiva Siddhanta philosophy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bhakti (devotional worship) ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTempleCity | Thanjavur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPilgrimageSite | Thanjavur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cosmic power
ⓘ
infinite energy ⓘ universal lordship ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Hinduism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | supreme form of Shiva ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Hindu devotees
ⓘ
Shaivites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedThroughRitual |
abhisheka
ⓘ
archana ⓘ deepa aradhana ⓘ |
| worshipPlace | Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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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: Brihadeeswara (form of Shiva) Description of subject: Brihadeeswara is a majestic form of the Hindu god Shiva associated with supreme cosmic power and prominently worshipped as the presiding deity of the famed Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur, India.
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