Tiruvarur Thyagaraja Temple

E516619

Hindu temple Shiva temple

Tiruvarur Thyagaraja Temple is a major ancient Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as a key center of Saivite worship and Nayanar devotional tradition.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur	6
Thyagaraja (Somaskanda) shrine	1
Thyagaraja Temple	1
Tiruvarur Thyagaraja Temple canonical	1
Tiruvarur Thyagaraja Temple complex	1
Tiruvarur temple complex	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5248351 — 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: Tiruvarur Thyagaraja Temple
Context triple: [Nayanars, associatedWithTempleTradition, Tiruvarur Thyagaraja 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. 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.
C. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam is a major Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Ranganatha (Vishnu), renowned as one of the largest functioning temple complexes in the world and a key Vaishnavite pilgrimage center in South India.
D. Chidambaram Nataraja Temple
Chidambaram Nataraja Temple is a renowned Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Shiva as Nataraja, famed for its Dravidian architecture and central role in Shaivite worship and classical dance traditions.
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: Tiruvarur Thyagaraja Temple
Target entity description: Tiruvarur Thyagaraja Temple is a major ancient Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned as a key center of Saivite worship and Nayanar devotional tradition.

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. 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.
C. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam is a major Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Ranganatha (Vishnu), renowned as one of the largest functioning temple complexes in the world and a key Vaishnavite pilgrimage center in South India.
D. Chidambaram Nataraja Temple
Chidambaram Nataraja Temple is a renowned Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Lord Shiva as Nataraja, famed for its Dravidian architecture and central role in Shaivite worship and classical dance traditions.
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 (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu temple ⓘ Shiva temple ⓘ
architectureStyle	Dravidian architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Appar (Tirunavukkarasar) ⓘ linked to: Tirunavukkarasar Manikkavacakar ⓘ Nayanars ⓘ Saivite devotional tradition ⓘ Sambandar ⓘ Sundarar ⓘ Tevaram hymns ⓘ
classification	Paadal Petra Sthalam ⓘ linked to: Paadal Petra Sthalams
consideredAs	one of the Pancha Sabhai of Nataraja (as Ajapa Natanam) ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	major center of Tamil Saivite music and hymns ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Shiva ⓘ
deityConsort	Kamalambal ⓘ
district	Tiruvarur district ⓘ
famousFor	Thyagaraja (Somaskanda) shrine ⓘ linked to: Tiruvarur Thyagaraja Temple large temple tank Kamalalayam ⓘ
governingBody	Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Tamil Nadu ⓘ
hasFeature	large prakaram (circumambulatory corridors) ⓘ massive wooden temple chariot ⓘ multiple gopurams ⓘ
hasIcon	processional idol of Kamalambal ⓘ processional idol of Thyagaraja ⓘ
hasInnerSanctum	garbhagriha of Thyagaraja ⓘ
hasMandapa	various pillared halls (mandapams) ⓘ
hasRitual	Ajapa Natanam of Thyagaraja ⓘ
hasShrine	Kamalambal shrine ⓘ linked to: Kamalambal Temple
hasTempleTank	Kamalalayam ⓘ linked to: Kamalaalayam
heritageStatus	ancient temple complex ⓘ
importantFestival	Aazhi Ther (great chariot festival) ⓘ linked to: Aazhi Ther (temple car festival) Arudra Darisanam ⓘ linked to: Arudra Darshan Panguni Uthiram festival ⓘ linked to: Panguni Uttiram
locatedIn	India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Tiruvarur ⓘ Tiruvarur district ⓘ
orientation	east-facing main gopuram ⓘ
pilgrimageImportance	key pilgrimage center for Shaivites ⓘ
primaryDeity	Thyagaraja (Somaskanda form of Shiva) ⓘ linked to: Thyagaraja (form of Shiva)
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
sacredStatus	one of the most important Saivite temples in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
sacredTankName	Kamalalayam ⓘ linked to: Kamalaalayam
state	Tamil Nadu ⓘ
tradition	Shaivism ⓘ
worshipForm	Somaskanda ⓘ

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