Swamimalai
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Swamimalai is a prominent Hindu pilgrimage town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its ancient Murugan temple and sacred hill associated with the god Kartikeya.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swamimalai canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1410213 — 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: Swamimalai Context triple: [Kartikeya, abode, Swamimalai]
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A.
Tiruttani
Tiruttani is a temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as one of the sacred abodes of the Hindu god Kartikeya (Murugan).
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B.
Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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C.
Palani
Palani is a major Hindu pilgrimage town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its hilltop temple dedicated to the god Kartikeya (Murugan).
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D.
Erode
Erode is a major city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, known as a textile and turmeric trading hub on the banks of the Kaveri River.
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E.
Sriperumbudur
Sriperumbudur is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, historically notable as the site of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination and as the birthplace of the philosopher Ramanuja.
- 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: Swamimalai Target entity description: Swamimalai is a prominent Hindu pilgrimage town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its ancient Murugan temple and sacred hill associated with the god Kartikeya.
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A.
Tiruttani
Tiruttani is a temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as one of the sacred abodes of the Hindu god Kartikeya (Murugan).
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B.
Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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C.
Palani
Palani is a major Hindu pilgrimage town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its hilltop temple dedicated to the god Kartikeya (Murugan).
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D.
Erode
Erode is a major city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, known as a textile and turmeric trading hub on the banks of the Kaveri River.
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E.
Sriperumbudur
Sriperumbudur is a town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, historically notable as the site of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination and as the birthplace of the philosopher Ramanuja.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu sacred site
ⓘ
pilgrimage town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Swamimalai Town Panchayat ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lord Kartikeya
ⓘ
linked to:
Kartikeya
Lord Murugan ⓘ
linked to:
Murugan
|
| category |
Hindu pilgrimage sites in Tamil Nadu
ⓘ
Towns in Thanjavur district ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| deityAspect | Murugan as Swaminatha Swamy ⓘ |
| district | Thanjavur district ⓘ |
| elevation | located on a small artificial hillock ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Murugan temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Swamimalai Murugan Temple
pilgrimage ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important center of Murugan worship ⓘ |
| hasFeature | sacred hill ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Panguni Uthiram
ⓘ
linked to:
Panguni Uttiram
Skanda Sashti ⓘ Thaipusam ⓘ |
| hasMajorTemple | Swaminatha Swamy Temple ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificance | site where Murugan explained meaning of Pranava mantra to Shiva ⓘ |
| hasStructure | temple steps leading up the hill ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South India ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kumbakonam ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Thanjavur
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanjore
Tiruchirappalli ⓘ |
| oneOfSixAbodesOf |
Kartikeya
ⓘ
Murugan ⓘ |
| partOf | Arupadai Veedu ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSeason | during major Murugan festivals ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Kartikeya
ⓘ
Murugan ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| riverNearby |
Cauvery River
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaveri
|
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| templeArchitectureStyle |
Dravidian architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Dravidian temple architecture
|
| templeTank | Swami Pushkarani ⓘ |
| transport | served by Swamimalai railway station ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swamimalai Description of subject: Swamimalai is a prominent Hindu pilgrimage town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its ancient Murugan temple and sacred hill associated with the god Kartikeya.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.