Nageswaran Temple
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Nageswaran Temple is an ancient Hindu temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its Chola-era architecture and astronomical alignment that illuminates the sanctum during specific solar events.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nageswaran Temple canonical | 6 |
| garbhagriha of Nageswaran Temple | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2205607 — 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: Nageswaran Temple Context triple: [Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency, British India, hasLandmark, Nageswaran Temple]
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A.
Kothandaramaswamy Temple
Kothandaramaswamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama, located in the pilgrimage town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, India.
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B.
Perur Pateeswarar Temple
Perur Pateeswarar Temple is an ancient and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its rich Chola-era architecture and cultural significance in Tamil Nadu, India.
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C.
Rajagopalaswamy Temple
Rajagopalaswamy Temple is a historic Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Krishna in his Rajagopala (cowherd king) form and noted for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
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D.
Radha Gopinath Temple
Radha Gopinath Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to the worship of Radha and Krishna in their Gopinath form.
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E.
Kumaraswamy Temple
Kumaraswamy Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Ballari district of Karnataka, India, revered for its historic Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
- 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: Nageswaran Temple Target entity description: Nageswaran Temple is an ancient Hindu temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its Chola-era architecture and astronomical alignment that illuminates the sanctum during specific solar events.
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A.
Kothandaramaswamy Temple
Kothandaramaswamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Rama, located in the pilgrimage town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, India.
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B.
Perur Pateeswarar Temple
Perur Pateeswarar Temple is an ancient and prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its rich Chola-era architecture and cultural significance in Tamil Nadu, India.
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C.
Rajagopalaswamy Temple
Rajagopalaswamy Temple is a historic Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Krishna in his Rajagopala (cowherd king) form and noted for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
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D.
Radha Gopinath Temple
Radha Gopinath Temple is a prominent Hindu temple in Vrindavan dedicated to the worship of Radha and Krishna in their Gopinath form.
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E.
Kumaraswamy Temple
Kumaraswamy Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Ballari district of Karnataka, India, revered for its historic Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chola-era temple
ⓘ
Hindu temple ⓘ Shaivite temple ⓘ |
| architectureStyle |
Chola architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Dravidian temple architecture
Dravidian architecture ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Saivism ⓘ |
| consortDeity | Periyanayaki ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Aditya Chola I
ⓘ
Chola dynasty ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important Shaivite pilgrimage centre in Kumbakonam ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| deity |
Nageswarar
ⓘ
linked to:
Mallikarjuna Swamy
Piraiyanivanudaya Mahadevar ⓘ |
| district | Thanjavur district ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Chola-era architecture
ⓘ
astronomical alignment ⓘ solar illumination of sanctum ⓘ |
| feature |
gopuram
ⓘ
mandapa ⓘ prakara ⓘ sanctum sanctorum ⓘ vimana ⓘ |
| festival |
Chithirai festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Chithirai Festival
Maha Shivaratri ⓘ Navaratri ⓘ |
| hasAstronomicalFeature | sunlight enters sanctum on specific days ⓘ |
| hasShrineFor |
Chandikeswarar
ⓘ
Dakshinamurthy ⓘ
linked to:
Mahadeva
Ganesha ⓘ Murugan ⓘ Navagrahas ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Kumbakonam ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Thanjavur district ⓘ |
| managedBy | Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Thanjavur
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanjore
|
| orientation | east-facing ⓘ |
| period |
Chola period
ⓘ
linked to:
Chola dynasty
|
| region |
Cauvery delta
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaveri River Delta
|
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| solarEventAlignment | sunlight falls directly on main deity during certain days of Chithirai ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Nageswaran Temple Description of subject: Nageswaran Temple is an ancient Hindu temple in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, renowned for its Chola-era architecture and astronomical alignment that illuminates the sanctum during specific solar events.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nageswaran Temple