Kallazhagar
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Kallazhagar is a revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu worshipped primarily in Tamil Nadu, especially celebrated during the Chithirai Festival in Madurai.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kallazhagar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8614921 — 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: Kallazhagar Context triple: [Chithirai Festival, associatedFormOfVishnu, Kallazhagar]
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A.
Kothandaramar
Kothandaramar is a revered form of the Hindu god Rama, typically depicted holding a bow and associated with devotion, righteousness, and temple worship in South India.
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B.
Kovalan
Kovalan is a tragic hero from ancient Tamil literature, best known as the ill-fated husband of Kannagi in the epic Silappatikaram.
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C.
Pillaiyar
Pillaiyar is a widely revered elephant-headed Hindu deity, especially in South India, worshipped as the remover of obstacles and patron of beginnings and wisdom.
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D.
Vandiyur
Vandiyur is a locality in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, known for its historic temple tank and religious significance.
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E.
Mettupalayam
Mettupalayam is a town in Tamil Nadu, India, known as the gateway to the Nilgiri Hills and a key rail and road junction for travel to Ooty.
- 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: Kallazhagar Target entity description: Kallazhagar is a revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu worshipped primarily in Tamil Nadu, especially celebrated during the Chithirai Festival in Madurai.
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A.
Kothandaramar
Kothandaramar is a revered form of the Hindu god Rama, typically depicted holding a bow and associated with devotion, righteousness, and temple worship in South India.
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B.
Kovalan
Kovalan is a tragic hero from ancient Tamil literature, best known as the ill-fated husband of Kannagi in the epic Silappatikaram.
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C.
Pillaiyar
Pillaiyar is a widely revered elephant-headed Hindu deity, especially in South India, worshipped as the remover of obstacles and patron of beginnings and wisdom.
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D.
Vandiyur
Vandiyur is a locality in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, known for its historic temple tank and religious significance.
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E.
Mettupalayam
Mettupalayam is a town in Tamil Nadu, India, known as the gateway to the Nilgiri Hills and a key rail and road junction for travel to Ooty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
form of Vishnu ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alagar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alagar Perumal NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundararaja Perumal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alagar Kovil hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Kallazhagar entering the Vaigai ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival | Chithirai Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Vaigai River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| deityType | Vaishnavite deity ⓘ |
| festivalCalendar | Tamil calendar ⓘ |
| festivalMonth | Chithirai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalSignificance | marks his symbolic journey from Alagar Kovil to Madurai ⓘ |
| hasAnnualProcession | Chithirai Festival procession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceIn | Tamil culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Alagar Kovil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kallazhagar Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sundararaja (Beautiful King) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconographicFormOf | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Tamil ⓘ |
| linkedMythologicallyTo | Meenakshi Thirukalyanam celebrations in Madurai ⓘ |
| mainCultRegion | Madurai region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCelebrationLocation | Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| roleInFestival | processional deity entering Vaigai River ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| templeLocatedIn | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| templeLocatedNear | Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | form of the god Vishnu ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Vaishnavites
NERFINISHED
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people of Madurai ⓘ |
| worshippedIn |
Madurai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | South Indian Vaishnavism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kallazhagar Description of subject: Kallazhagar is a revered form of the Hindu god Vishnu worshipped primarily in Tamil Nadu, especially celebrated during the Chithirai Festival in Madurai.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.