Chidambaram
E126286
Chidambaram is a historic temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its ancient Nataraja Temple and its central importance in Shaivite worship and pilgrimage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chidambaram canonical | 24 |
| Chidambaram Nataraja | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1000189 — 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: Chidambaram Context triple: [Shaivism, majorPilgrimageSite, Chidambaram]
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A.
M. A. Chidambaram
M. A. Chidambaram was a prominent Indian industrialist and cricket administrator, best known for his leadership roles in the Board of Control for Cricket in India and for having Chennai’s major cricket stadium named in his honor.
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B.
P. Chidambaram
P. Chidambaram is an Indian politician and lawyer who has served multiple terms as India’s Finance Minister and Home Minister and is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress.
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C.
M. Jegathesan
M. Jegathesan is a former Malaysian sprinting champion and sports figure who notably served as a torch lighter at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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D.
Shankar Sastry
Shankar Sastry is a prominent control theorist and engineer known for his influential contributions to control systems, robotics, and cyber-physical systems, as well as his leadership roles in academia.
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E.
K. Balaji
K. Balaji was an Indian film producer and actor known for his work in Tamil cinema and for producing several successful remakes of Hindi films.
- 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: Chidambaram Target entity description: Chidambaram is a historic temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its ancient Nataraja Temple and its central importance in Shaivite worship and pilgrimage.
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A.
M. A. Chidambaram
M. A. Chidambaram was a prominent Indian industrialist and cricket administrator, best known for his leadership roles in the Board of Control for Cricket in India and for having Chennai’s major cricket stadium named in his honor.
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B.
P. Chidambaram
P. Chidambaram is an Indian politician and lawyer who has served multiple terms as India’s Finance Minister and Home Minister and is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress.
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C.
M. Jegathesan
M. Jegathesan is a former Malaysian sprinting champion and sports figure who notably served as a torch lighter at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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D.
Shankar Sastry
Shankar Sastry is a prominent control theorist and engineer known for his influential contributions to control systems, robotics, and cyber-physical systems, as well as his leadership roles in academia.
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E.
K. Balaji
K. Balaji was an Indian film producer and actor known for his work in Tamil cinema and for producing several successful remakes of Hindi films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
temple town ⓘ town ⓘ |
| climate | tropical wet and dry climate ⓘ |
| coastProximity | near the Bay of Bengal coast ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 215 km south of Chennai
ⓘ
approximately 60 km south of Pondicherry ⓘ |
| district |
Cuddalore district
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuddalore
|
| elevation | approximately 3 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| governingBody | municipality ⓘ |
| hasConcept | Chidambara Rahasya ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
associated with the cosmic dance of Shiva
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one of the most important Shaivite centres in South India ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Annamalai University ⓘ |
| hasFamousTemple |
Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
ⓘ
linked to:
Chidambaram Nataraja Temple
|
| hasFestival |
Ani Thirumanjanam
ⓘ
Arudra Darisanam ⓘ
linked to:
Arudra Darshan
Maha Shivaratri ⓘ |
| hasLokSabhaConstituency | Cuddalore ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 608001 ⓘ |
| hasTempleTank | Sivaganga tank ⓘ |
| hasVidhanSabhaConstituency | Chidambaram ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Chola period
ⓘ
linked to:
Chola dynasty
|
| isPilgrimageCentreFor |
Hindus
ⓘ
Shaivites ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Nataraja Temple
ⓘ
Shaivite worship ⓘ ancient temples ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cauvery Delta region
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaveri River Delta
Chola Nadu ⓘ southeastern India ⓘ |
| majorDeity |
Shiva as Nataraja
ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
|
| nearestMajorCity |
Chennai
ⓘ
Cuddalore ⓘ Pondicherry ⓘ
linked to:
Puducherry
|
| railwayStation | Chidambaram railway station ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shaivism ⓘ |
| religiousType | Hindu sacred city ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| timezone | IST ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +5:30 ⓘ |
| wasPatronizedBy |
Chola dynasty
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Pandya dynasty ⓘ Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chidambaram Description of subject: Chidambaram is a historic temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its ancient Nataraja Temple and its central importance in Shaivite worship and pilgrimage.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.