Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram

E111980

Divya Desam Hindu temple Sri Vaishnavism pilgrimage site Vishnu temple

Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram is a major Vishnu temple and one of the 108 Divya Desams, historically significant as a key center of Sri Vaishnavism and closely linked with the life and teachings of the philosopher-saint Ramanujacharya.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram canonical	5
Desika shrine at Kanchipuram Varadaraja Temple	1
Kanchipuram Varadaraja Perumal Temple	1
Kanchipuram Vishnu temples	1
Kanchipuram temples	1
Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T923892 — 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.

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Target entity: Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram
Context triple: [Ramanujacharya, associatedWithTemple, Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram]

A. Kothandaramaswamy Temple
Kothandaramaswamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama, located in the pilgrimage town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, India.
B. Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a historic and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and cultural significance in Chennai, India.
C. Ramanathaswamy Temple
Ramanathaswamy Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, celebrated for its grand Dravidian architecture and one of the longest temple corridors in the world.
D. Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a historic and highly revered Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, dedicated to Lord Murugan and renowned for its grand architecture and annual religious festivals.
E. Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane
Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane is a historic and prominent Hindu temple in Chennai dedicated to Lord Vishnu, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
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: Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram
Target entity description: Varadaraja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram is a major Vishnu temple and one of the 108 Divya Desams, historically significant as a key center of Sri Vaishnavism and closely linked with the life and teachings of the philosopher-saint Ramanujacharya.

A. Kothandaramaswamy Temple
Kothandaramaswamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama, located in the pilgrimage town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, India.
B. Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a historic and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and cultural significance in Chennai, India.
C. Ramanathaswamy Temple
Ramanathaswamy Temple is a renowned Hindu pilgrimage site in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, celebrated for its grand Dravidian architecture and one of the longest temple corridors in the world.
D. Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil is a historic and highly revered Hindu temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, dedicated to Lord Murugan and renowned for its grand architecture and annual religious festivals.
E. Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane
Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane is a historic and prominent Hindu temple in Chennai dedicated to Lord Vishnu, renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Divya Desam ⓘ Hindu temple ⓘ Sri Vaishnavism pilgrimage site ⓘ Vishnu temple ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Hastagiri Temple ⓘ Perumal Koil ⓘ
architectureStyle	Dravidian architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty	Chola dynasty ⓘ Pallava dynasty ⓘ Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ
associatedTradition	Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ
associatedWith	Alvar saints ⓘ Ramanujacharya ⓘ
city	Kanchipuram ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important center of Tamil Vaishnava literature ⓘ major pilgrimage destination for Sri Vaishnavas ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Vishnu ⓘ
deityAspect	Varadaraja (giver of boons) ⓘ
festival	Garuda Sevai ⓘ linked to: Garuda Pavitrotsavam ⓘ Vaikasi Brahmotsavam ⓘ linked to: Brahmotsavam Vaikunta Ekadasi ⓘ
hasFeature	granite and stone mandapas ⓘ large temple tank ⓘ multiple prakaras (enclosures) ⓘ
hasGopuram	Rajagopuram ⓘ
hasSacredTank	Anantha Saras ⓘ Pushkarini ⓘ
hasSacredTree	Fig tree (Sthala Vriksha) ⓘ linked to: Ficus
hasStructure	golden lizard shrine ⓘ stone lizard shrine ⓘ
historicalSignificance	closely linked with the life and teachings of Ramanujacharya ⓘ major center of Sri Vaishnava theology ⓘ
isPartOf	108 Divya Desams ⓘ
locatedIn	India ⓘ Kanchipuram ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ
mentionedIn	Divya Prabandham ⓘ
pilgrimageImportance	one of the three major Vishnu temples of Kanchipuram ⓘ
primaryDeity	Varadaraja Perumal ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ
region	South India ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
state	Tamil Nadu ⓘ
worshipLanguage	Sanskrit ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
worshipTradition	Pancharatra Agama ⓘ linked to: Pancharatra texts

How these facts were elicited