Surya shrine
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The Surya shrine is a sanctum within the historic Thousand Pillar Temple dedicated to Surya, the Hindu sun god.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Surya shrine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10986526 — 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: Surya shrine Context triple: [Thousand Pillar Temple, hasSanctum, Surya shrine]
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A.
Sari Temple
Sari Temple is an 8th-century Buddhist temple near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, notable for its multi-story design that likely served as a monastery and meditation complex for monks.
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B.
Subramanya shrine
The Subramanya shrine is a dedicated sanctum within the historic Jambukeswarar Temple at Thiruvanaikaval, honoring the Hindu god Murugan (Subramanya) as part of the temple’s complex of important deities.
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C.
Samosharan temple
Samosharan temple is a Jain pilgrimage shrine at Pavapuri, Bihar, commemorating the preaching hall (samosharan) of Lord Mahavira.
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Sharada Temple
Sharada Temple is a revered Hindu shrine dedicated to the goddess Saraswati (Sharada), renowned as a major center of learning and spiritual scholarship in Sringeri, Karnataka.
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E.
Sundareswarar shrine
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.
- 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: Surya shrine Target entity description: The Surya shrine is a sanctum within the historic Thousand Pillar Temple dedicated to Surya, the Hindu sun god.
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A.
Sari Temple
Sari Temple is an 8th-century Buddhist temple near Yogyakarta, Indonesia, notable for its multi-story design that likely served as a monastery and meditation complex for monks.
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B.
Subramanya shrine
The Subramanya shrine is a dedicated sanctum within the historic Jambukeswarar Temple at Thiruvanaikaval, honoring the Hindu god Murugan (Subramanya) as part of the temple’s complex of important deities.
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C.
Samosharan temple
Samosharan temple is a Jain pilgrimage shrine at Pavapuri, Bihar, commemorating the preaching hall (samosharan) of Lord Mahavira.
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D.
Sharada Temple
Sharada Temple is a revered Hindu shrine dedicated to the goddess Saraswati (Sharada), renowned as a major center of learning and spiritual scholarship in Sringeri, Karnataka.
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E.
Sundareswarar shrine
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple shrine
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religious structure ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Kakatiya architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu solar deity worship
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Kakatiya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important Surya worship site within Thousand Pillar Temple ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Hindu sun god
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Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | place of worship ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carved pillars
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ornamental carvings ⓘ stone icon of Surya ⓘ |
| hasNearbyShrine |
Shiva shrine in Thousand Pillar Temple
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Vishnu shrine in Thousand Pillar Temple ⓘ |
| hasType |
garbhagriha
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sanctum ⓘ |
| heritageContext | part of a nationally protected monument of India ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hanamkonda
NERFINISHED
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Telangana NERFINISHED ⓘ Thousand Pillar Temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Warangal district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| orientation | east-facing ⓘ |
| partOf | Thousand Pillar Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
offering prayers
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ritual worship of Surya ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Surya shrine Description of subject: The Surya shrine is a sanctum within the historic Thousand Pillar Temple dedicated to Surya, the Hindu sun god.
Referenced by (1)
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