Divya Desam
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Divya Desam refers to the group of 108 sacred Vishnu temples revered in the Tamil Alvar saints’ hymns, primarily located in South India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Divya Desam canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8856467 — 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: Divya Desam Context triple: [Koodal Azhagar Temple, consideredAs, Divya Desam]
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A.
Mantralayam
Mantralayam is a prominent pilgrimage village in Andhra Pradesh, India, best known for the samadhi (brindavana) of the Hindu saint Raghavendra Swami.
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B.
Swayamvaram
Swayamvaram is a Telugu-language romantic drama film known for its witty dialogues and engaging narrative style.
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C.
Palitana
Palitana is a major Jain pilgrimage city in Gujarat, India, renowned for its hilltop complex of hundreds of marble temples on Shatrunjaya Hill.
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D.
Sharadvan
Sharadvan is a relatively obscure figure in Hindu mythology, known primarily as the son of the revered sage and warrior-teacher Kripa.
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E.
Shakti Sthal
Shakti Sthal is a memorial in New Delhi dedicated to former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, marking the site of her cremation.
- 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: Divya Desam Target entity description: Divya Desam refers to the group of 108 sacred Vishnu temples revered in the Tamil Alvar saints’ hymns, primarily located in South India.
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A.
Mantralayam
Mantralayam is a prominent pilgrimage village in Andhra Pradesh, India, best known for the samadhi (brindavana) of the Hindu saint Raghavendra Swami.
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B.
Swayamvaram
Swayamvaram is a Telugu-language romantic drama film known for its witty dialogues and engaging narrative style.
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C.
Palitana
Palitana is a major Jain pilgrimage city in Gujarat, India, renowned for its hilltop complex of hundreds of marble temples on Shatrunjaya Hill.
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D.
Sharadvan
Sharadvan is a relatively obscure figure in Hindu mythology, known primarily as the son of the revered sage and warrior-teacher Kripa.
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E.
Shakti Sthal
Shakti Sthal is a memorial in New Delhi dedicated to former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, marking the site of her cremation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vaishnavite pilgrimage sites
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group of sacred temples ⓘ |
| associatedWithPoetSaint |
Andal
NERFINISHED
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Bhoothath Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Kulasekara Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhurakavi Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Nammalvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Periyalvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Pey Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Poigai Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirumangai Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Thondaradippodi Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirumazhisai Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruppan Alvar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSect | Sri Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classification | Vaishnava Divya Kshetra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important in Tamil devotional literature ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | Tamil term meaning ‘divine abode’ ⓘ |
| includesCategory |
Krishna temples
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Narayana temples ⓘ Ranganatha temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Venkateswara temples NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu temples ⓘ |
| includesTempleIn |
Badrinath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dwaraka NERFINISHED ⓘ Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Melkote NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Srirangam NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiruvananthapuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tirupati NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttarakhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfHymns | Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedPrimarilyIn | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRegion |
Andhra Pradesh
NERFINISHED
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Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTemples | 108 ⓘ |
| pilgrimageImportance | highly revered in Sri Vaishnava tradition ⓘ |
| pilgrimagePractice | visiting all 108 temples is considered meritorious ⓘ |
| praisedBy | Alvars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reveredIn | Naalayira Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | Naalayira Divya Prabandham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipDeityForm | Vishnu in various forms and names ⓘ |
| worshipForm | Vishnu with consort Lakshmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Divya Desam Description of subject: Divya Desam refers to the group of 108 sacred Vishnu temples revered in the Tamil Alvar saints’ hymns, primarily located in South India.
Referenced by (2)
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