Peruvudaiyar Kovil
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Chola architecture masterpiece
Dravidian architecture monument
Hindu temple
Shaivite temple
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Peruvudaiyar Kovil is a monumental 11th-century Hindu temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Chola architecture dedicated to Lord Shiva.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peruvudaiyar Kovil canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7649739 — 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: Peruvudaiyar Kovil Context triple: [Brihadeeswarar Temple, alsoKnownAs, Peruvudaiyar Kovil]
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A.
Periya Kovil
Periya Kovil is a major Hindu temple complex in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, renowned as one of the largest functioning temple complexes in the world and a foremost center of Sri Vaishnavism.
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B.
Perumal Koil
Perumal Koil is a major Vishnu temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, revered as one of the Divya Desams and an important center of Sri Vaishnavism.
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C.
Suryanar Kovil
Suryanar Kovil is a prominent Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu dedicated to the Sun god Surya, renowned as one of the key Navagraha (nine planets) shrines.
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D.
Alagar Kovil
Alagar Kovil is an ancient hilltop temple complex near Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Vishnu and renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
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E.
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a historic and highly revered Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, dedicated to Lord Murugan and renowned for its grand architecture and annual religious festivals.
- 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: Peruvudaiyar Kovil Target entity description: Peruvudaiyar Kovil is a monumental 11th-century Hindu temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Chola architecture dedicated to Lord Shiva.
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A.
Periya Kovil
Periya Kovil is a major Hindu temple complex in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, renowned as one of the largest functioning temple complexes in the world and a foremost center of Sri Vaishnavism.
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B.
Perumal Koil
Perumal Koil is a major Vishnu temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, revered as one of the Divya Desams and an important center of Sri Vaishnavism.
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C.
Suryanar Kovil
Suryanar Kovil is a prominent Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu dedicated to the Sun god Surya, renowned as one of the key Navagraha (nine planets) shrines.
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D.
Alagar Kovil
Alagar Kovil is an ancient hilltop temple complex near Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Vishnu and renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
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E.
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a historic and highly revered Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, dedicated to Lord Murugan and renowned for its grand architecture and annual religious festivals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chola architecture masterpiece
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Dravidian architecture monument ⓘ Hindu temple ⓘ Shaivite temple ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Brihadisvara Temple
NERFINISHED
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Rajarajeswaram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Dravidian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | Chola Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Rajaraja I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtByDynasty | Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtUsingMaterial | granite ⓘ |
| constructedInCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | c. 1010 CE ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | c. 1003 CE ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major center of Shaivite worship
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symbol of Chola imperial power ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Lord Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInscriptions | extensive Tamil inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasLingam | massive stone Shiva lingam in the sanctum ⓘ |
| hasMandapa | spacious assembly halls ⓘ |
| hasMurals | Chola fresco paintings ⓘ |
| hasNandi | large monolithic Nandi statue ⓘ |
| hasPrakara | enclosed courtyard with circumambulatory path ⓘ |
| hasSculpturalProgram | extensive Chola-period sculptures ⓘ |
| hasVimana | multi-storey pyramidal tower over the sanctum ⓘ |
| hasVimanaHeight | about 60 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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protected monument of India ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Thanjavur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Thanjavur district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFestival |
Arudra Darisanam
NERFINISHED
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Maha Shivaratri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
iconic Chola bronze and stone iconography
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one of the tallest temple towers in India ⓘ precision stone masonry without modern mortar ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Living Chola Temples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Rajaraja I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Shiva as Brihadisvara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Cauvery delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| unescoInscriptionYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| unescoWorldHeritageSite | Great Living Chola Temples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peruvudaiyar Kovil Description of subject: Peruvudaiyar Kovil is a monumental 11th-century Hindu temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Chola architecture dedicated to Lord Shiva.
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