Bhimashankar temple
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Bhimashankar Temple is a revered Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Bhimashankar hills of Maharashtra and regarded as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas in India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bhimashankar temple canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9950042 — 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: Bhimashankar temple Context triple: [Bhima Shankar hills, knownFor, Bhimashankar temple]
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Siddheshwar Temple
Siddheshwar Temple is a prominent Hindu temple and pilgrimage site in Solapur, Maharashtra, dedicated to Lord Siddheshwar (a form of Shiva) and known for its lakeside setting and annual fair.
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Hangseshwari Temple
Hangseshwari Temple is a distinctive Hindu temple in West Bengal, India, noted for its unique multi-towered architecture and religious significance.
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Kal Bhairav Temple
Kal Bhairav Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, dedicated to the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva known as Kal Bhairav and renowned for its unique ritual offerings.
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Neelkanth Temple
Neelkanth Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its rock-cut architecture and sacred lingam within the historic Kalinjar Fort complex in Uttar Pradesh, India.
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E.
Hidimba Devi Temple
Hidimba Devi Temple is a historic wooden temple in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, dedicated to the demon-goddess Hidimba from the Indian epic Mahabharata and renowned for its distinctive pagoda-style architecture amid cedar forests.
- 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: Bhimashankar temple Target entity description: Bhimashankar Temple is a revered Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Bhimashankar hills of Maharashtra and regarded as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas in India.
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A.
Siddheshwar Temple
Siddheshwar Temple is a prominent Hindu temple and pilgrimage site in Solapur, Maharashtra, dedicated to Lord Siddheshwar (a form of Shiva) and known for its lakeside setting and annual fair.
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B.
Hangseshwari Temple
Hangseshwari Temple is a distinctive Hindu temple in West Bengal, India, noted for its unique multi-towered architecture and religious significance.
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C.
Kal Bhairav Temple
Kal Bhairav Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, dedicated to the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva known as Kal Bhairav and renowned for its unique ritual offerings.
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D.
Neelkanth Temple
Neelkanth Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its rock-cut architecture and sacred lingam within the historic Kalinjar Fort complex in Uttar Pradesh, India.
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E.
Hidimba Devi Temple
Hidimba Devi Temple is a historic wooden temple in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, dedicated to the demon-goddess Hidimba from the Indian epic Mahabharata and renowned for its distinctive pagoda-style architecture amid cedar forests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Jyotirlinga ⓘ Shiva temple ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | Nagara style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shiva Purana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
legend of demon Tripurasura ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Bhima River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtUsing | stone ⓘ |
| climate | cool and misty during monsoon ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dailyRituals | abhisheka of Shiva lingam ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Lord Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| district | Pune district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1100 metres ⓘ |
| festival |
Maha Shivaratri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shravan month celebrations ⓘ |
| governingBody | Shri Bhimashankar Devasthan Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoute |
road from Pune
ⓘ
trekking trails in Sahyadri range ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
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mandapa ⓘ sculpted panels depicting deities ⓘ stone-carved pillars ⓘ |
| hasLingam | self-manifested lingam ⓘ |
| hasSanctum | garbhagriha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | shikhara ⓘ |
| hasSubShrine | shrines of Parvati and Ganesha ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural heritage site of Maharashtra ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bhimashankar hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Sahyadri range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pune NERFINISHED ⓘ village of Bhorgiri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOf | twelve Jyotirlingas ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | Jyotirlinga pilgrimage ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Shiva as Bhimashankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| significance | major pilgrimage site in Maharashtra ⓘ |
| state | Maharashtra ⓘ |
| tourismType | religious tourism site ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Hindu pilgrims from all over India ⓘ |
| worshipLanguage |
Marathi
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bhimashankar temple Description of subject: Bhimashankar Temple is a revered Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in the Bhimashankar hills of Maharashtra and regarded as one of the twelve Jyotirlingas in India.
Referenced by (3)
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