Kamakshi Amman Temple

E500630

Hindu temple Parvati temple Shakti Peetha

Kamakshi Amman Temple is a renowned Hindu shrine dedicated to Goddess Kamakshi, a form of Parvati, and is one of the most important Shakti temples in South India.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Kamakshi Amman Temple canonical	5
Kamakshi Amman Temple, Kanchipuram	3
Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple	1
Kanchi Kamakshi Temple	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5049453 — 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: Kamakshi Amman Temple
Context triple: [Kanchipuram, majorTemple, Kamakshi Amman Temple]

A. 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.
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. Swamimalai Murugan Temple
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).
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. Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple
Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple is a historic and architecturally renowned Hindu temple complex dedicated to Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar, famed for its towering gopurams and vibrant Dravidian art.
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: Kamakshi Amman Temple
Target entity description: Kamakshi Amman Temple is a renowned Hindu shrine dedicated to Goddess Kamakshi, a form of Parvati, and is one of the most important Shakti temples in South India.

A. 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.
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. Swamimalai Murugan Temple
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).
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. Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple
Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple is a historic and architecturally renowned Hindu temple complex dedicated to Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar, famed for its towering gopurams and vibrant Dravidian art.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ Parvati temple ⓘ Shakti Peetha ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Kanchi Kamakshi Temple ⓘ linked to: Kamakshi Amman Temple
architectureStyle	Dravidian architecture ⓘ linked to: Dravidian temple architecture
associatedCityTitle	Kanchipuram as a major Shakti center ⓘ
associatedWith	Adi Shankaracharya ⓘ Shakti tradition ⓘ linked to: Shaktism Sri Vidya tradition ⓘ linked to: Sri Vidya
considered	one of the most important Shakti temples in South India ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	major center of Shakta worship in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Goddess Kamakshi ⓘ linked to: Kamakshi Parvati ⓘ linked to: Kamakshi
deityFormOf	Parvati ⓘ linked to: Kamakshi
festival	Aadi Pooram ⓘ Navaratri ⓘ Panguni Uthiram ⓘ linked to: Panguni Uttiram
follows	Agama scriptures ⓘ
hasFeature	gopuram ⓘ mandapam ⓘ prakaram ⓘ temple tank ⓘ
hasRitual	abhishek ⓘ alankaram ⓘ daily puja ⓘ deeparadhana ⓘ
hasShrineFor	Durga ⓘ linked to: Goddess Durga Kamakshi ⓘ Lakshmi ⓘ linked to: Sri (Lakshmi) Saraswati ⓘ
importantFor	Shakta devotees ⓘ pilgrims in South India ⓘ
languageOfRituals	Sanskrit ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
locatedIn	India ⓘ Kanchipuram ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ
pilgrimageType	Shakti pilgrimage ⓘ
primaryDeity	Kamakshi ⓘ
region	South India ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
state	Tamil Nadu ⓘ
visitedBy	devotees from all over India ⓘ international pilgrims ⓘ
worshipTradition	Shakta ⓘ Smarta ⓘ

How these facts were elicited