Dakshineswar Kali Temple

E162706

Hindu temple Kali temple temple complex

Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a renowned 19th-century Hindu temple complex near Kolkata, India, dedicated to the goddess Kali and closely associated with the mystic saint Ramakrishna.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Dakshineswar	7
Dakshineswar Kali Temple canonical	5
Dakshineswar Kali Temple and Debottar Estate	1
Dakshineswar Kali Temple, near Calcutta	1
Dakshineswar, near Calcutta	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1418333 — 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: Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Context triple: [Hooghly River, flowsPast, Dakshineswar Kali Temple]

A. Dhakeshwari Temple
Dhakeshwari Temple is a prominent and centuries-old Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, regarded as the city’s principal place of Hindu worship and an important national heritage site.
B. Durga Mandir
Durga Mandir is a prominent Hindu temple in Varanasi dedicated to the goddess Durga, known for its religious significance and distinctive red-colored architecture.
C. Maha Lakshmi Temple
Maha Lakshmi Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Jhansi dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi, revered for its religious significance and local cultural importance.
D. Nageshwarnath Temple
Nageshwarnath Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Ayodhya dedicated to Lord Shiva and revered as one of the city's prominent religious landmarks.
E. Trivati Nath Temple
Trivati Nath Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, dedicated to Lord Shiva and known as one of the city’s major pilgrimage sites.
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: Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Target entity description: Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a renowned 19th-century Hindu temple complex near Kolkata, India, dedicated to the goddess Kali and closely associated with the mystic saint Ramakrishna.

A. Dhakeshwari Temple
Dhakeshwari Temple is a prominent and centuries-old Hindu temple in Dhaka, Bangladesh, regarded as the city’s principal place of Hindu worship and an important national heritage site.
B. Durga Mandir
Durga Mandir is a prominent Hindu temple in Varanasi dedicated to the goddess Durga, known for its religious significance and distinctive red-colored architecture.
C. Maha Lakshmi Temple
Maha Lakshmi Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Jhansi dedicated to the goddess Lakshmi, revered for its religious significance and local cultural importance.
D. Nageshwarnath Temple
Nageshwarnath Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Ayodhya dedicated to Lord Shiva and revered as one of the city's prominent religious landmarks.
E. Trivati Nath Temple
Trivati Nath Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, dedicated to Lord Shiva and known as one of the city’s major pilgrimage sites.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ Kali temple ⓘ temple complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Navaratna ⓘ
associatedWith	Ramakrishna ⓘ linked to: Sri Ramakrishna Ramakrishna Order ⓘ linked to: Ramakrishna Math Sarada Devi ⓘ
centuryOfConstruction	19th century ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1847 ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Bhavatarini Kali ⓘ linked to: Goddess Kali Goddess Kali ⓘ
deityType	Shakta ⓘ
district	North 24 Parganas district ⓘ
foundedBy	Rani Rashmoni ⓘ
founderCommunity	Mahishya ⓘ
founderOccupation	philanthropist ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	prominent cultural heritage site of West Bengal ⓘ
hasNearbyInfrastructure	Dakshineswar metro station ⓘ linked to: Dakshineswar railway station Dakshineswar railway station ⓘ Nivedita Setu ⓘ Vivekananda Setu ⓘ linked to: Nivedita Setu
hasShrine	Radha-Krishna temple ⓘ Vishnu temple ⓘ main Kali shrine ⓘ twelve Shiva temples ⓘ
hasStructure	Nahabat (music tower) ⓘ bathing ghat on the Hooghly River ⓘ courtyard ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1855 ⓘ
knownFor	Bengali temple architecture ⓘ association with mystic saint Ramakrishna ⓘ pilgrimage site for devotees of Kali ⓘ
languageOfWorship	Bengali ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedIn	Dakshineswar ⓘ linked to: Dakshineswar Kali Temple
locatedInState	West Bengal ⓘ
locatedNear	Kolkata ⓘ linked to: Calcutta
locatedOn	eastern bank of the Hooghly River ⓘ
managedBy	Dakshineswar Kali Temple and Debottar Estate ⓘ linked to: Dakshineswar Kali Temple
numberOfSpires	nine ⓘ
pilgrimageImportance	major Shakti worship center in eastern India ⓘ
primaryFestival	Diwali ⓘ Durga Puja ⓘ Kali Puja ⓘ
region	eastern India ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
tourismType	religious tourism destination ⓘ

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