Ekambareswarar Temple

E503261

Dravidian architecture monument Hindu temple Shiva temple

Ekambareswarar Temple is a prominent and ancient Hindu temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned for its towering gopuram and sacred mango tree.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Ekambareswarar Temple canonical	6
Ekambaranathar Temple	1
Ekambareswarar Kovil	1
Ekambareswarar Temple, Kanchipuram	1
Panchabootha Sthala of Shiva (Ekambareswarar)	1
Panguni Uthiram at Ekambareswarar Temple	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5049454 — 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: Ekambareswarar Temple
Context triple: [Kanchipuram, majorTemple, Ekambareswarar Temple]

A. 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.
B. 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.
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.
D. 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).
E. 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.
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: Ekambareswarar Temple
Target entity description: Ekambareswarar Temple is a prominent and ancient Hindu temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Lord Shiva and renowned for its towering gopuram and sacred mango tree.

A. 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.
B. 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.
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.
D. 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).
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dravidian architecture monument ⓘ Hindu temple ⓘ Shiva temple ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ekambaranathar Temple ⓘ linked to: Ekambareswarar Temple Ekambaresvara Temple ⓘ Ekambareswarar Kovil ⓘ linked to: Ekambareswarar Temple
associatedDeity	Parvati ⓘ linked to: Kamakshi
associatedFormOfParvati	Elavarkuzhali ⓘ
associatedFormOfShiva	Ekambareswarar ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Shiva ⓘ
enclosedBy	high granite walls ⓘ
expandedBy	Vijayanagara kings ⓘ linked to: Vijayanagara Empire royal family
governingBody	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu ⓘ linked to: Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Tamil Nadu
hasArchitecturalStyle	Dravidian architecture ⓘ linked to: Dravidian temple architecture
hasFeature	sacred mango tree ⓘ tall rajagopuram ⓘ vast temple complex ⓘ
hasGopuramHeight	about 59 metres ⓘ
hasGopuramStoreys	11 ⓘ
hasLegend	Parvati worshipped Shiva under a mango tree made of sand lingam ⓘ
hasMainDeityType	lingam ⓘ
hasMainSanctumOrientation	east-facing ⓘ
hasNumberOfPrakarams	multiple concentric prakarams ⓘ
hasSacredTreeAge	over 1000 years (traditional belief) ⓘ
hasSacredTreeSignificance	believed to represent four Vedas through four branches ⓘ
hasSacredTreeSpecies	mango ⓘ
hasTank	Kampa Nadi ⓘ Sivaganga tank ⓘ
historicalAssociation	Chola dynasty ⓘ Pallava dynasty ⓘ Vijayanagara Empire ⓘ
locatedInCity	Kanchipuram ⓘ
locatedInCountry	India ⓘ
locatedInDistrict	Kanchipuram district ⓘ linked to: Kanchipuram
locatedInState	Tamil Nadu ⓘ
majorFestival	Ani Tirumanjanam ⓘ linked to: Ani Thirumanjanam Mahashivaratri ⓘ linked to: Maha Shivaratri Panguni Uthiram Brahmotsavam ⓘ linked to: Panguni Uttiram
nearbyTemple	Kamakshi Amman Temple ⓘ Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple ⓘ linked to: Kailasanathar Temple Varadaraja Perumal Temple ⓘ linked to: Varadharaja Perumal Temple
openTo	Hindu devotees and visitors ⓘ
partOf	Pancha Bhoota Stalam ⓘ linked to: Pancha Bhoota Stalas
pilgrimageImportance	one of the most prominent temples in Kanchipuram ⓘ
religiousTradition	Shaivism ⓘ
representsElement	Prithvi ⓘ
tourismCategory	religious tourism site in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
worshipLanguage	Sanskrit ⓘ Tamil ⓘ

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