Karni Mata Temple

E187813

Hindu temple religious building

Karni Mata Temple is a famous Hindu temple in Rajasthan, India, renowned for its thousands of revered black rats that freely inhabit and are worshipped within the shrine.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Karni Mata Temple canonical	6
Karni Mata	5
Karni Mata Temple viewpoint	1
Karni Mata fairs	1
Karni Mata legend	1
shrine of Karni Mata	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1656800 — 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: Karni Mata Temple
Context triple: [Bikaner, knownFor, Karni Mata Temple]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. Vindhyachal Temple
Vindhyachal Temple is a major Hindu pilgrimage site in Uttar Pradesh dedicated to Goddess Vindhyavasini, revered as a powerful form of Durga.
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: Karni Mata Temple
Target entity description: Karni Mata Temple is a famous Hindu temple in Rajasthan, India, renowned for its thousands of revered black rats that freely inhabit and are worshipped within the shrine.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. Vindhyachal Temple
Vindhyachal Temple is a major Hindu pilgrimage site in Uttar Pradesh dedicated to Goddess Vindhyavasini, revered as a powerful form of Durga.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ
altName	Temple of Rats ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Rajasthani temple architecture ⓘ
associatedDeity	Karni Mata ⓘ linked to: Karni Mata Temple
attracts	Hindu pilgrims ⓘ domestic tourists ⓘ international tourists ⓘ
belief	rats are manifestations of Karni Mata’s devotees ⓘ white rat sighting is auspicious ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	pilgrimage site for devotees of Karni Mata ⓘ rats considered sacred ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Karni Mata ⓘ linked to: Karni Mata Temple
devotionalFocus	Karni Mata as incarnation of Durga ⓘ
district	Bikaner district ⓘ
foodOffered	grains for rats ⓘ milk for rats ⓘ sweets for rats ⓘ
hasAnimalPopulation	black rats ⓘ rats ⓘ
hasCourtyard	main courtyard with rat population ⓘ
hasFeature	intricate carvings ⓘ marble façade ⓘ silver doors ⓘ
hasFestival	Karni Mata fairs ⓘ linked to: Karni Mata Temple Navratri celebrations ⓘ
hasManagement	temple trust ⓘ
hasRitual	offering prasad to rats ⓘ walking carefully to avoid stepping on rats ⓘ
hasSanctum	shrine of Karni Mata ⓘ linked to: Karni Mata Temple
heritageStatus	important cultural heritage site of Rajasthan ⓘ
knownFor	large population of rats ⓘ worship of rats ⓘ
locatedIn	Bikaner district ⓘ Deshnoke ⓘ India ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ
material	marble ⓘ
near	Bikaner city ⓘ linked to: Bikaner
openTo	public ⓘ
prohibits	harming rats ⓘ
region	Thar Desert region ⓘ linked to: Thar Desert
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
state	Rajasthan ⓘ
tourismType	religious tourism destination ⓘ
worshipPractice	feeding rats ⓘ protecting rats ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

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

Bikaner → knownFor → Karni Mata Temple ⓘ

Bikaner district → containsTemple → Karni Mata Temple ⓘ

Karni Mata Temple → dedicatedTo → Karni Mata ⓘ

linked to: Karni Mata Temple

Karni Mata Temple → associatedDeity → Karni Mata ⓘ

linked to: Karni Mata Temple

Karni Mata Temple → hasFestival → Karni Mata fairs ⓘ

linked to: Karni Mata Temple

Karni Mata Temple → hasSanctum → shrine of Karni Mata ⓘ

linked to: Karni Mata Temple

Doodh Talai Lake → hasViewpoint → Karni Mata Temple viewpoint ⓘ

linked to: Karni Mata Temple

Doodh Talai Lake → hasNearbyTemple → Karni Mata Temple ⓘ

Deshnoke → knownFor → Karni Mata Temple ⓘ

Deshnoke → hasPlaceOfWorship → Karni Mata Temple ⓘ

Deshnoke → associatedDeity → Karni Mata ⓘ

linked to: Karni Mata Temple

Temple of Rats → alsoKnownAs → Karni Mata Temple ⓘ

Temple of Rats → dedicatedTo → Karni Mata ⓘ

linked to: Karni Mata Temple

Temple of Rats → primaryDeity → Karni Mata ⓘ

linked to: Karni Mata Temple

Temple of Rats → associatedWith → Karni Mata legend ⓘ

linked to: Karni Mata Temple

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