Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam

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Hindu temple Vaishnavite pilgrimage center Vishnu temple

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam is a major Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Ranganatha (Vishnu), renowned as one of the largest functioning temple complexes in the world and a key Vaishnavite pilgrimage center in South India.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple	15
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam canonical	14
Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam	10
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple	2
Desika shrine at Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple	1
Ranganathar Temple, Sri Rangam (Tamil Nadu)	1
Sri Rangam Ranganathaswamy Temple	1
Sri Rangam temple tradition	1
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple complex	1
Srirangam island temple complex	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1437329 — 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: Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
Context triple: [Trichinopoly, hasLandmark, Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam]

A. 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.
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. Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram
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.
D. Kothandaramaswamy Temple
Kothandaramaswamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama, located in the pilgrimage town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, India.
E. Koneswaram Temple
Koneswaram Temple is an ancient and revered Hindu temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the Indian Ocean in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
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: Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
Target entity description: Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam is a major Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Ranganatha (Vishnu), renowned as one of the largest functioning temple complexes in the world and a key Vaishnavite pilgrimage center in South India.

A. 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.
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. Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram
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.
D. Kothandaramaswamy Temple
Kothandaramaswamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama, located in the pilgrimage town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, India.
E. Koneswaram Temple
Koneswaram Temple is an ancient and revered Hindu temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the Indian Ocean in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ Vaishnavite pilgrimage center ⓘ Vishnu temple ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Periya Kovil ⓘ Thiruvarangam ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Dravidian architecture ⓘ
associatedRiver	Kaveri ⓘ Kollidam ⓘ
associatedWith	Alvars ⓘ linked to: Alvar saints Ramanuja ⓘ linked to: Ramanujacharya Sri Vaishnava Acharyas ⓘ linked to: Ramanujacharya
city	Tiruchirappalli ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Ranganatha ⓘ Vishnu ⓘ
festival	Brahmotsavam ⓘ Panguni Uttiram ⓘ Vaikunta Ekadasi ⓘ
governingBody	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu ⓘ linked to: Tamil Nadu Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department
hasEnclosureName	prakarams ⓘ
hasFeature	golden vimana ⓘ gopuram ⓘ mandapam ⓘ prakaram ⓘ processional streets ⓘ sanctum sanctorum ⓘ shrine of Ranganayaki Thayar ⓘ
hasMainEntrance	Rajagopuram ⓘ
hasNumberOfEnclosures	7 ⓘ
hasShrine	Garuda ⓘ Hanuman ⓘ Ramanuja ⓘ linked to: Ramanujacharya Ranganayaki ⓘ
locatedIn	India ⓘ Srirangam ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Tiruchirappalli ⓘ
notableFor	Dravidian temple architecture ⓘ Vaishnavite pilgrimage ⓘ being one of the largest functioning Hindu temple complexes in the world ⓘ
partOf	Divya Desams ⓘ linked to: 108 Divya Desams
primaryDeity	Ranganatha ⓘ
primaryTradition	Sri Vaishnavism ⓘ
rajagopuramHeight	approximately 72 meters ⓘ
rankInDivyaDesams	first among 108 Divya Desams ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
situatedOn	Kaveri River ⓘ linked to: Kaveri Srirangam Island ⓘ
state	Tamil Nadu ⓘ
UNESCOTentativeListStatus	on UNESCO World Heritage tentative list (as part of Great Living Chola Temples extension / temple towns of Tamil Nadu) ⓘ

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