Sundareswarar shrine
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The Sundareswarar shrine is the sanctum within the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in his form as Sundareswarar, the consort of Goddess Meenakshi.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sundareswarar shrine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7795781 — 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: Sundareswarar shrine Context triple: [Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, hasStructure, Sundareswarar shrine]
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Karpagambal shrine
Karpagambal shrine is a prominent sanctum dedicated to the goddess Parvati in her Karpagambal form within the historic Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Mylapore, Chennai.
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Sugavaneswarar Temple
Sugavaneswarar Temple is an ancient Hindu temple in Salem, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Shiva and known for its Dravidian architecture and regional religious significance.
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C.
Jambukeswarar Temple
Jambukeswarar Temple is a renowned ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, representing the element of water, located in Thiruvanaikaval near Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India.
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D.
Perur Pateeswarar Temple
Perur Pateeswarar Temple is an ancient and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its rich Chola-era architecture and cultural significance in Tamil Nadu, India.
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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: Sundareswarar shrine Target entity description: The Sundareswarar shrine is the sanctum within the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in his form as Sundareswarar, the consort of Goddess Meenakshi.
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A.
Karpagambal shrine
Karpagambal shrine is a prominent sanctum dedicated to the goddess Parvati in her Karpagambal form within the historic Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Mylapore, Chennai.
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B.
Sugavaneswarar Temple
Sugavaneswarar Temple is an ancient Hindu temple in Salem, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Shiva and known for its Dravidian architecture and regional religious significance.
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C.
Jambukeswarar Temple
Jambukeswarar Temple is a renowned ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas, representing the element of water, located in Thiruvanaikaval near Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India.
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D.
Perur Pateeswarar Temple
Perur Pateeswarar Temple is an ancient and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its rich Chola-era architecture and cultural significance in Tamil Nadu, India.
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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 (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple shrine
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sanctum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Dravidian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeityForm | Sundareswarar form of Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Chithirai Thiruvizha
NERFINISHED
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Meenakshi Thirukalyanam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGoddess | Meenakshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythology | marriage of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Pandya kingdom heritage ⓘ |
| consortShrineOf | Meenakshi shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important Shaivite pilgrimage spot in Madurai ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity |
Shiva
NERFINISHED
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Sundareswarar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsortDeity | Meenakshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGuardianDeities | various attendant deities of Shiva ⓘ |
| hasMainIdolType | lingam ⓘ |
| hasRituals |
abhishekam
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daily puja ⓘ deeparadhana ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTemple | Meenakshi Amman Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | within main temple complex ⓘ |
| partOf | Meenakshi-Sundareswarar Temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | local and regional pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| primaryDeityGender | male ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sacredStatus | highly revered by Shaivites in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| templeComplexRole | principal Shiva sanctum of Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ |
| worshipLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sundareswarar shrine Description of subject: The Sundareswarar shrine is the sanctum within the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in his form as Sundareswarar, the consort of Goddess Meenakshi.
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