Lingaraja Temple Bhubaneswar

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Hindu temple Shiva temple heritage monument tourist attraction

Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneswar is a major 11th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and a masterpiece of Kalinga architecture, regarded as one of the most important and ancient temples in Odisha.

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Label	Occurrences
Lingaraja Temple	9
Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar	3
Lingaraj Temple Administration	1
Lingaraja Temple Bhubaneswar canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3622177 — 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: Lingaraja Temple Bhubaneswar
Context triple: [Orissa, contains, Lingaraja Temple Bhubaneswar]

A. Konark Sun Temple
Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century UNESCO World Heritage Site in Odisha, India, famed for its monumental chariot-shaped architecture dedicated to the Hindu sun god Surya.
B. Jagannath Temple Puri
Jagannath Temple Puri is a major Hindu pilgrimage site in Puri, India, renowned for its towering Kalinga-style architecture and the annual Rath Yatra (chariot festival) dedicated to Lord Jagannath.
C. Bhagandeshwara Temple
Bhagandeshwara Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Karnataka, India, revered as a major pilgrimage site associated with Lord Shiva and the origin of the river Kaveri.
D. Sasbahu Temple
Sasbahu Temple is an 11th-century twin temple complex in Gwalior, India, renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and dedication to Vishnu.
E. Thousand Pillar Temple
The Thousand Pillar Temple is a historic 12th-century Kakatiya-era Hindu temple renowned for its intricate stone carvings and distinctive star-shaped architecture, located in present-day Telangana, India.
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: Lingaraja Temple Bhubaneswar
Target entity description: Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneswar is a major 11th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and a masterpiece of Kalinga architecture, regarded as one of the most important and ancient temples in Odisha.

A. Konark Sun Temple
Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century UNESCO World Heritage Site in Odisha, India, famed for its monumental chariot-shaped architecture dedicated to the Hindu sun god Surya.
B. Jagannath Temple Puri
Jagannath Temple Puri is a major Hindu pilgrimage site in Puri, India, renowned for its towering Kalinga-style architecture and the annual Rath Yatra (chariot festival) dedicated to Lord Jagannath.
C. Bhagandeshwara Temple
Bhagandeshwara Temple is an ancient Hindu shrine in Karnataka, India, revered as a major pilgrimage site associated with Lord Shiva and the origin of the river Kaveri.
D. Sasbahu Temple
Sasbahu Temple is an 11th-century twin temple complex in Gwalior, India, renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and dedication to Vishnu.
E. Thousand Pillar Temple
The Thousand Pillar Temple is a historic 12th-century Kakatiya-era Hindu temple renowned for its intricate stone carvings and distinctive star-shaped architecture, located in present-day Telangana, India.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ Shiva temple ⓘ heritage monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
ageStatus	one of the oldest surviving temples in Odisha ⓘ
alsoReveres	Vishnu ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Kalinga architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Harihara cult ⓘ
constructionCentury	11th century ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	masterpiece of Kalinga architecture ⓘ symbol of Bhubaneswar as Temple City ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Shiva ⓘ
followsTradition	Saivism ⓘ
governingBody	Lingaraj Temple Administration ⓘ linked to: Lingaraja Temple Bhubaneswar
hasFeature	bhoga-mandapa (hall of offerings) ⓘ jagamohana (assembly hall) ⓘ large courtyard ⓘ large temple complex ⓘ main shrine ⓘ multiple subsidiary shrines ⓘ natamandira (festival hall) ⓘ towering vimana ⓘ walled compound ⓘ
hasMaterial	laterite ⓘ sandstone ⓘ
hasPlan	axial alignment of halls ⓘ rekha deul style tower ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected monument of national importance ⓘ
isOneOf	most important temples in Odisha ⓘ oldest temples in Bhubaneswar ⓘ
locatedIn	Bhubaneswar ⓘ India ⓘ Odisha ⓘ linked to: Orissa
majorFestival	Chandan Yatra ⓘ Maha Shivaratri ⓘ Pashupatinath festival ⓘ Ratha Yatra ⓘ linked to: Rath Yatra
nearbyLandmark	Bindu Sagar Lake ⓘ
pilgrimageImportance	important religious center in Odisha ⓘ major Shaivite pilgrimage site ⓘ
primaryDeity	Harihara ⓘ Lingaraja ⓘ Shiva ⓘ
protectedBy	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
state	Odisha ⓘ linked to: Orissa

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