|
|
|
| Home » India Heritage and Pilgrimage Destinations » Khajuraho Temple |
|
Khajuraho Temple |
|
|
If you want to enrich yourself as far as the architecture of the yearly years of India is concerned, then the place to be is the Khajuraho, a village that adorns the state of Madhya Pradesh and the only reason that lies behind this is that it is the home to the largest group of Jain temples as well as Hindu temples.
The Hindu as well as the Jain temples is also refereed to as the Khajuraho Temples and according to the account of the historians, the year of the construction of the temples dates back to the 950 and the 1050 A.D. Therefore it has been taken into account that the construction of these temples took place at the time of the reign of the Chandel rulers.
|
|
In order to describe the temple, it could be said that each of the structure of the Khajuraho Temple stands on a high platform and the three primary compartments are the ardhamandapa (entrance), manadapa (assembly hall) and the garbha griha (sanctum). It is also to be noted here that the temples have been categorized under three divisions based on the geographical aspects, which are the eastern, the western and the southern.
The Eastern Group of Temples can be also subdivided into two, which are the cluster of Jain temples as well as other temples and the largest temple of this group is the temple of Parsvanath. Also make a visit to the Gantai Temple and the Jain Temple that provides the tourists with the opportunity to see the beautiful depiction of the 16 dreams of the mother of Mahavira and also the image of the Jain Goddess on the Garuda. It also includes the Adrinath temple that boasts of beautiful sculptures.
The striking feature of the Western Group of Khajuraho Temples is the Kandaiya Mahadeo Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva as it measures 31 meters as far as the height is concerned. The other temples of this group are the Chitaragupta Temple that is dedicated to the Sun God, the Vishwanath Temple that features the image of Brahma, the Lakshman Temple that features the image of Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva and Goddess Lakshmi and the Chaunsath Yogi Temple which is graced with the sensuous carvings of couples.
The Southern Group of Temples includes the Duladeo Temple, which is adorned with the figures depicting copulation and the Chaturbhaj Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Enjoy your visit to the Khajuraho Temple.
The site placesinindia.com offers the required information on Khajuraho Temple.
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
