Shringeri
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Shringeri is a historic temple town and prominent center of Advaita Vedanta scholarship in Karnataka, India, renowned for its ancient matha and rich manuscript tradition.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9346352 — 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: Shringeri Context triple: [Nandinagari script, notableManuscriptCenters, Shringeri]
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Shani Shingnapur
Shani Shingnapur is a famous village and pilgrimage site in Maharashtra, India, renowned for its temple dedicated to Lord Shani and its tradition of houses without doors.
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Shirdi
Shirdi is a prominent pilgrimage town in Maharashtra, India, best known as the home and shrine of the revered saint Sai Baba.
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Devanahalli
Devanahalli is a town near Bengaluru in the Indian state of Karnataka, notable for its rapid development and proximity to Kempegowda International Airport.
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Dahanapura
Dahanapura was the principal city and political center of the historical Kediri Kingdom in Java.
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Dvaraka
Dvaraka is an ancient and sacred coastal city in western India, revered in Hindu tradition as the legendary kingdom of Lord Krishna.
- 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: Shringeri Target entity description: Shringeri is a historic temple town and prominent center of Advaita Vedanta scholarship in Karnataka, India, renowned for its ancient matha and rich manuscript tradition.
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A.
Shani Shingnapur
Shani Shingnapur is a famous village and pilgrimage site in Maharashtra, India, renowned for its temple dedicated to Lord Shani and its tradition of houses without doors.
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B.
Shirdi
Shirdi is a prominent pilgrimage town in Maharashtra, India, best known as the home and shrine of the revered saint Sai Baba.
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C.
Devanahalli
Devanahalli is a town near Bengaluru in the Indian state of Karnataka, notable for its rapid development and proximity to Kempegowda International Airport.
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D.
Dahanapura
Dahanapura was the principal city and political center of the historical Kediri Kingdom in Java.
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E.
Dvaraka
Dvaraka is an ancient and sacred coastal city in western India, revered in Hindu tradition as the legendary kingdom of Lord Krishna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu pilgrimage site
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settlement ⓘ temple town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adi Shankaracharya
NERFINISHED
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Advaita Vedanta NERFINISHED ⓘ Dashanami Sampradaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cardinalDirection | south ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Adi Shankaracharya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | local town panchayat ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
Sanskrit colleges
ⓘ
Veda pathashalas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
monastic quarters
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temple complexes ⓘ traditional agraharas ⓘ |
| hasMonasticInstitution | Shringeri Sharada Peetham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Sri Malahanikareshwara Temple
NERFINISHED
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Sri Sharadamba Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Torana Ganapati Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Vidyashankara Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Hindu religious center in South India ⓘ |
| isOneOf | four cardinal Advaita mathas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Advaita Vedanta scholarship
ⓘ
Shringeri Sharada Peetham NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient matha ⓘ historic temples ⓘ rich manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Kannada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanskrit (scholarly use) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chikkamagaluru district
NERFINISHED
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Karnataka ⓘ |
| locatedOn | banks of the Tunga River ⓘ |
| nearestMajorTown | Chikkamagaluru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSeason |
Navaratri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shankara Jayanti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Goddess Sharada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Malnad region of Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| river | Tunga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateCapitalDistanceApprox | about 330 km from Bengaluru ⓘ |
| transport | connected by road to Chikkamagaluru and Udupi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shringeri Description of subject: Shringeri is a historic temple town and prominent center of Advaita Vedanta scholarship in Karnataka, India, renowned for its ancient matha and rich manuscript tradition.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Sringeri
this entity surface form:
Sringeri