Koneswaram Temple
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Koneswaram Temple is an ancient and revered Hindu temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the Indian Ocean in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koneswaram Temple canonical | 7 |
| Hindu temple Koneswaram Temple | 1 |
| Koneswaram Temple (region) | 1 |
| Koneswaram Temple complex | 1 |
| Trincomalee Konesar Malai temple complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T538435 — 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: Koneswaram Temple Context triple: [Trincomalee, hasLandmark, Koneswaram Temple]
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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.
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B.
Rameswaram
Rameswaram is a major Hindu pilgrimage town in Tamil Nadu, India, revered for its ancient Ramanathaswamy Temple and its association with the epic Ramayana.
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C.
Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple complex in Central Java renowned for its towering, intricately carved shrines dedicated primarily to the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
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D.
Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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E.
Borobudur Temple
Borobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Central Java renowned for its massive stepped pyramid structure and intricate stone reliefs, and is one of the most important archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Southeast Asia.
- 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: Koneswaram Temple Target entity description: Koneswaram Temple is an ancient and revered Hindu temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the Indian Ocean in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
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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.
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B.
Rameswaram
Rameswaram is a major Hindu pilgrimage town in Tamil Nadu, India, revered for its ancient Ramanathaswamy Temple and its association with the epic Ramayana.
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C.
Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Temple is a 9th-century Hindu temple complex in Central Java renowned for its towering, intricately carved shrines dedicated primarily to the Trimurti of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
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D.
Srirangam
Srirangam is a prominent temple town in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for the vast Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
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E.
Borobudur Temple
Borobudur Temple is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Central Java renowned for its massive stepped pyramid structure and intricate stone reliefs, and is one of the most important archaeological and pilgrimage sites in Southeast Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Shiva temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dakshina Kailasam
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakti Peetha
Temple of the Thousand Pillars ⓘ Thirukoneswaram Kovil ⓘ
linked to:
Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil
|
| architecturalStyle |
Dravidian architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Dravidian temple architecture
|
| associatedWithBodyOfWater |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Koddiyar Bay ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site for Tamil Hindus
ⓘ
major Hindu pilgrimage site in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Lord Shiva
ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
|
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 120 meters ⓘ |
| followsTradition | Saivism ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Ganesha
ⓘ
Murugan ⓘ Navagraha ⓘ
linked to:
Varuna
Parvati ⓘ
linked to:
Goddess Gauri
Shiva as Konesar ⓘ
linked to:
Shiva
|
| hasFeature |
bell tower
ⓘ
sacred pond ⓘ statues of Hindu deities ⓘ viewpoints over the sea ⓘ |
| hasObject |
Nandi statue
ⓘ
Shiva lingam ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
abhishekam to Shiva lingam
ⓘ
daily puja ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
gopuram
ⓘ
inner sanctum (garbhagriha) ⓘ mandapam ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological protected monument in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Trincomalee ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Eastern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fort Frederick, Trincomalee
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Frederick
Trincomalee Harbour ⓘ
linked to:
Trincomalee
|
| locatedOn | Swami Rock ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| locatedOnGeographicalFeature | cliff ⓘ |
| mainFestival |
Maha Shivaratri
ⓘ
Navaratri ⓘ Ther Thiruvila (chariot festival) ⓘ |
| overlooks | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Trincomalee Konesar Malai temple complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Koneswaram Temple
|
| region | Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka Hindu cultural zone ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | popular tourist destination in Trincomalee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Koneswaram Temple Description of subject: Koneswaram Temple is an ancient and revered Hindu temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva, renowned for its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking the Indian Ocean in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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