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The Khajuraho Group of Monuments are a group of Hindu and Jain temples in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India.They are about 175 kilometres (109 mi) southeast of Jhansi, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Khajwa, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Rajnagar, and 49 kilometres (30 mi) from district headquarter Chhatarpur.
The earliest is the Samvat 1011 (AD 954) in the Parshvanath Temple, [6] and the last is Samvat 1234 (1177 AD, it is also the last Chandella era inscription in Khajuraho [7]). [8] Pratishtha events must have taken place in Samvat 1205 and 1215 with multiple images of those years.
Khajuraho (pronunciation ⓘ) is a city, near Chhatarpur in Chhatarpur district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. One of the most popular tourist destinations in India , Khajuraho has the country's largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples , famous for their erotic sculptures .
The Duladeo Temple (Devanagri: दुलादेव मंदिर) is a Hindu temple in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India. The temple is dedicated to the god Shiva in the form of a linga, which is deified in the sanctum. [1] [2] 'Dulodeo' means "Holy Bridegroom". [3] The temple is also known as "Kunwar Math". [1]
The temples of Khajuraho were built by the rulers of the Chandela dynasty between the 10th and the 12th centuries. Devi Jagadambika temple, in a group to the north, is one of the most finely decorated temples at Khajuraho. It is named after Jagadambika, a Hindu goddess related to devi. Three bands of carvings encircle the body of the temple.
The Vishvanatha Temple is a Hindu temple in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located among the western group of Khajuraho Monuments , a UNESCO World Heritage site. [ 1 ] The temple is dedicated to Shiva , who is also known as "Vishvanatha" ( IAST : Viśvanātha), meaning "Lord of the Universe".
The temple is among the Western group of temples on a 5.4 m high platform. [6] It has a rectangular plan measuring 31.4 m x 18.3 m. [ 6 ] [ 3 ] It is one of the historic Yogini temples across India; many of the others have a circular plan, [ 7 ] though those at Rikhiyan and Badoh are also rectangular, so there was at least a local tradition of ...
Among the Hindu temples of Khajuraho, the Matangeshvara temple is the only widely active site of worship. [6] Around Shivaratri in February or March, a three-day ceremony is organized here to celebrate Shiva's marriage. It is attended by around 25,000 people. The lingam is bathed, dressed and decorated like a human bridegroom during the ...