Swamimalai Murugan Temple

E493936

Hindu temple Murugan temple pilgrimage site

Swamimalai Murugan Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Murugan and revered as one of his six sacred abodes (Arupadai Veedu).

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Swamimalai Murugan Temple canonical	11
Murugan temple	1
Swaminathaswamy Temple, Swamimalai	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4955866 — 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 Murugan Temple
Context triple: [Murugan, majorTemple, Swamimalai Murugan Temple]

A. Marudamalai Murugan Temple
Marudamalai Murugan Temple is a prominent hilltop Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu dedicated to Lord Murugan, renowned as a major pilgrimage site and scenic spiritual destination.
B. Palani Murugan Temple
Palani Murugan Temple is a major Hindu hill shrine in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Murugan and revered as one of his most important pilgrimage centers.
C. Adikesava Perumal Temple
Adikesava Perumal Temple is a historic Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, located in Sriperumbudur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
D. Annamalaiyar Temple
Annamalaiyar Temple is a vast and ancient Hindu temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, India, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas representing the element of fire.
E. 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.
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 Murugan Temple
Target entity description: Swamimalai Murugan Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Murugan and revered as one of his six sacred abodes (Arupadai Veedu).

A. Marudamalai Murugan Temple
Marudamalai Murugan Temple is a prominent hilltop Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu dedicated to Lord Murugan, renowned as a major pilgrimage site and scenic spiritual destination.
B. Palani Murugan Temple
Palani Murugan Temple is a major Hindu hill shrine in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Murugan and revered as one of his most important pilgrimage centers.
C. Adikesava Perumal Temple
Adikesava Perumal Temple is a historic Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, located in Sriperumbudur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
D. Annamalaiyar Temple
Annamalaiyar Temple is a vast and ancient Hindu temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, India, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas representing the element of fire.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ Murugan temple ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Swaminatha Swami Temple ⓘ linked to: Swaminatha Swamy Temple Swaminathaswamy Temple ⓘ linked to: Swaminatha Swamy Temple
architectureStyle	Dravidian architecture ⓘ
associatedDeity	Ganesha ⓘ Parvati ⓘ linked to: Kamakshi Shiva ⓘ
associatedWith	Kaveri River ⓘ linked to: Kaveri
country	India ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Murugan ⓘ
deityForm	Swaminatha Swami ⓘ
distanceFromKumbakonam	approximately 5 km ⓘ
district	Thanjavur district ⓘ
festival	Panguni Uthiram ⓘ linked to: Panguni Uttiram Skanda Sashti ⓘ Thaipusam ⓘ Vaikasi Visakam ⓘ
governingBody	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu ⓘ linked to: Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Tamil Nadu
hasFeature	gopuram ⓘ mandapam ⓘ prakaram ⓘ sacred steps ⓘ
hasSubShrine	Ganesha shrine ⓘ Navagraha shrine ⓘ Parvati shrine ⓘ Shiva shrine ⓘ
hasTempleTank	yes ⓘ
languageOfRituals	Sanskrit ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
legend	Murugan teaching the meaning of Pranava (Om) to Shiva ⓘ
locatedIn	India ⓘ Swamimalai ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Thanjavur district ⓘ
mainShrineOrientation	east ⓘ
nearCity	Kumbakonam ⓘ
numberOfSacredSteps	60 ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Arupadai Veedu ⓘ
pilgrimageImportance	major Murugan pilgrimage centre in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
primaryDeity	Murugan ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
sacredStatus	Arupadai Veedu temple ⓘ linked to: Arupadai Veedu Murugan Temple one of the six abodes of Murugan ⓘ
state	Tamil Nadu ⓘ
worshipTradition	Tamil Saivite tradition ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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

Murugan → majorTemple → Swamimalai Murugan Temple ⓘ

Valli → templeAssociation → Swamimalai Murugan Temple ⓘ

Subramanya → importantTemple → Swamimalai Murugan Temple ⓘ

Swamimalai → famousFor → Murugan temple ⓘ

linked to: Swamimalai Murugan Temple

Deivayanai → cultCenter → Swamimalai Murugan Temple ⓘ

Arupadai Veedu of Murugan → hasPart → Swamimalai Murugan Temple ⓘ

Murugan bhakti movement → importantShrine → Swamimalai Murugan Temple ⓘ

Arupadai Veedu temples → includesTemple → Swamimalai Murugan Temple ⓘ

Surasamharam → majorCelebrationAt → Swamimalai Murugan Temple ⓘ

Vaikasi Visakam → associatedTemple → Swamimalai Murugan Temple ⓘ

Swamimalai Town Panchayat → associatedWith → Swaminathaswamy Temple, Swamimalai ⓘ

linked to: Swamimalai Murugan Temple

Arupadai Veedu → hasPart → Swamimalai Murugan Temple ⓘ

Swaminatha Swamy Temple → alsoKnownAs → Swamimalai Murugan Temple ⓘ

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