Girnar Jain temples

E145707

Jain temple complex pilgrimage site religious building complex

The Girnar Jain temples are an ancient and highly revered complex of Jain pilgrimage shrines situated on Mount Girnar in Gujarat, India, renowned for their intricate architecture and religious significance.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Girnar Jain temples canonical	8
Girnar Jain temples complex	2
Girnar Hindu temples	1
Girnar hill temple complex	1
Girnar temples	1
Jain temples on Girnar	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1270168 — 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: Girnar Jain temples
Context triple: [Kathiawar Peninsula, religiousSite, Girnar Jain temples]

A. Palitana temples
The Palitana temples are a renowned complex of hundreds of Jain temples atop Shatrunjaya Hill, revered as one of Jainism’s holiest pilgrimage sites.
B. Durgiana Temple
Durgiana Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Amritsar, Punjab, known for its gold-topped architecture and sacred lake, often compared to the Golden Temple.
C. Sasbahu Temple
Sasbahu Temple is an 11th-century twin temple complex in Gwalior, India, renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and dedication to Vishnu.
D. Somnath Temple
Somnath Temple is an ancient and highly revered Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines and a major pilgrimage site on India’s western coast.
E. Khajuraho Group of Monuments
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a renowned complex of medieval Hindu and Jain temples in India, celebrated for their intricate Nagara-style architecture and exquisite erotic and mythological sculptures.
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: Girnar Jain temples
Target entity description: The Girnar Jain temples are an ancient and highly revered complex of Jain pilgrimage shrines situated on Mount Girnar in Gujarat, India, renowned for their intricate architecture and religious significance.

A. Palitana temples
The Palitana temples are a renowned complex of hundreds of Jain temples atop Shatrunjaya Hill, revered as one of Jainism’s holiest pilgrimage sites.
B. Durgiana Temple
Durgiana Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Amritsar, Punjab, known for its gold-topped architecture and sacred lake, often compared to the Golden Temple.
C. Sasbahu Temple
Sasbahu Temple is an 11th-century twin temple complex in Gwalior, India, renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and dedication to Vishnu.
D. Somnath Temple
Somnath Temple is an ancient and highly revered Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned as one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines and a major pilgrimage site on India’s western coast.
E. Khajuraho Group of Monuments
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a renowned complex of medieval Hindu and Jain temples in India, celebrated for their intricate Nagara-style architecture and exquisite erotic and mythological sculptures.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jain temple complex ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ religious building complex ⓘ
access	stone steps on Mount Girnar ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Jain architecture ⓘ Nagara style ⓘ
associatedLegend	Neminatha attaining kevala jnana on Girnar ⓘ
associatedWith	Digambara Jain tradition ⓘ linked to: Digambara Jains Svetambara Jain tradition ⓘ linked to: Svetambara
constructionType	hilltop temple complex ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important center of Jain art and devotion ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Adinatha ⓘ Mallinatha ⓘ Neminatha ⓘ Parshvanatha ⓘ various Tirthankaras ⓘ
elevation	approximately 1100 meters above sea level ⓘ
era	medieval period ⓘ
feature	courtyards ⓘ domed shrines ⓘ intricate carvings ⓘ mandapas ⓘ ornate pillars ⓘ
governingBody	Jain trusts and temple committees ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected monument ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions	Prakrit ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedIn	Gujarat ⓘ India ⓘ Junagadh district ⓘ linked to: Junagadh Mount Girnar ⓘ linked to: Girnar
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
nearbyAttraction	Girnar ropeway ⓘ Uparkot Fort in Junagadh ⓘ linked to: Uparkot Fort
nearbyCity	Junagadh ⓘ
notableTemple	Adinath temple ⓘ Mallinath temple ⓘ Neminath temple ⓘ linked to: Neminath Jain Temple
orientation	cluster of shrines on different peaks ⓘ
partOf	Mount Girnar pilgrimage ⓘ
pilgrimageFestival	Girnar Parikrama ⓘ linked to: Dwarka–Somnath–Girnar circuit Mahavir Jayanti celebrations ⓘ
religion	Jainism ⓘ
significance	major Jain pilgrimage site ⓘ
stateProtected	yes ⓘ
tourism	popular tourist attraction in Gujarat ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kathiawar Peninsula → religiousSite → Girnar Jain temples ⓘ

Junagadh → hasReligiousSite → Girnar Jain temples ⓘ

Junagadh → hasReligiousSite → Girnar Hindu temples ⓘ