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Khajuraho the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh (Chhatarpur District) is located in a small town, Hindu, Jain temple is famous for its group. These temples are UNESCO World Heritage site for erotic beautiful rock sculptures.

The sculptural embellishment and profundity of architectural designs in Temples of Khajuraho is well ostensible in the Eastern Group of Temples. These temples can be subdivided into two groups, one representing some of the finest Jain temples and another scattered through the neighboring village. The Eastern Group of Temples at Khajuraho includes Parsvanath Temple, Adinath Temple, Ghantai Temple, Hanuman temple, and Brhama Temple

Location: Asia. India

Eastern Group of Temples

Parsvanath Temple, dedicated to Jain Tirthankara Parshvanatha, is the largest of the Jain temples. Parsvanath Temple is also famous for its beautiful sculptures depicting celestial beauties in several postures.

Adinath Temple is dedicated to the Jain Tirthankara Adinath. What is truly remarkable of this Jain Temple is its lavish embellishment with sculpted figures, including that of Yakshis.

Ghantai Temple is a Jain Temple, famous for its ornamental depiction of 16 dreams of Mahavira's mother and a Jain goddess on a winged Garuda.

The three Hindu temples of the Eastern group are the Brahma temple, the Vamana temple, and the Javari temple.

The Brahma Temple is known for its four-faced image of Brahma housed in the sanctum of the temple. The temple is made up of granite stone and its shikhar is that of sandstone.

The Vamana Temple is adorned on its outer walls with carvings of apsaras (celestial beauties) in a variety of sensuous moods.

The Javari Temple is worth visiting for its richly carved gateway and exterior sculptors.

Hanuman Temple is another remarkable specimen of Khajuraho temple architecture. It is famous for the colossal statue of Hanuman, about 8 ft high, placed in the temple.

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Khajuraho-Land Of The Moon God

Khajuraho the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh (Chhatarpur District) is located in a small town, Hindu, Jain temple is famous for its group. These temples are UNESCO World Heritage site for erotic beautiful rock sculptures.

Location: Asia. India

Khajuraho temple in southern group consisting of the only - the Dhuladeo monasteries, temples and Chaturbhuj. The former is committed to Shiva, which is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The southern group of temples is located 5 km Khajuraho village. Compared to the other two groups, western and eastern group of temples, this group of sculptures in Poland in the early lack of refinement and the Holy Land. It is for this reason, it is considered the most important part of Khajuraho complex. This group includes only two temples. The Dhuladeo, located in the southern shell of Jainism, was built well after the other temples. The Chaturbhuja temple, located farther south, in a dilapidated sports conditions, but proudly fine rendering nine feet high statue of Vishnu.

Southern group temple

Dulhadeo Temple-Around AD1100 -1150, built in the year, dedicated to Lord Shiva, Dulhadeo temple is located south of the village of Khajuraho. Traditionally Duladeo or "Mathematics Kunwar" Shaiva temple known as the Temple, the same distance a group of Jain temples, including Temple Parsvanath which belong to one mile south of the temple and half Ghantai can be placed around the southwest. The eastern group of temples.

Chaturbhuj temple belongs to the group in the south of the Khajuraho temples. , Varada the bottom right of his now broken his right hand (that benefit), and may be intimidated: Dedicated to Lord Vishnu, it is nine feet high Lord Vishnu large Chaturbhuja, the intricate carvings decorated with images (four arms) lotus stalks in his upper left has a form to hold the manuscript together with a pot of water and conch shells in the lower left and perhaps his.

 

To be continue with the Eastern Group of Temples

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Khajuraho-Land Of The Moon God

Khajuraho the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh (Chhatarpur District) is located in a small town, Hindu, Jain temple is famous for its group. These temples are UNESCO World Heritage site for erotic beautiful rock sculptures.

Location: Asia. India

Khajuraho Art is a manifestation of the essence of the philosophy of Indian aesthetics. The erotic sculptures of Khajuraho reflect Kama Sutra is unique in the world. These sculptures represent the Indo-Aryan architecture, frozen in stone a lyrical paean to love and passion, reflecting his passion Chandela dynasty and the tremendous appreciation for the banned art, paradoxically, in the land of the Kama Sutra. It may take the form only erotic sculptures, the temples are some of the most revered gods of Hinduism.

Western Group of Temples

Temple Devi Jagdamba - Goddess (Devi), a private, this is home to some of the universe Devi sculptures of the best Khajuraho.The garbha griha (Jagdambi) has a small image of a huge, much more delicate it will be the temple of the proportions, but appears to have started as a temple of Vishnu. It has the usual three bands of sculptures, most eyes and most of these houses some of the most erotic sculptures.

Temple Matanageswara - temple of Shiva Linga huge 8 feet, adorn the temple.

Temple Kandariya Mahadeo - This temple is adorned with rich carvings, one of the greatest masterpieces of Indian art.

Chaunsat Yogini - The only granite temple in the Khajuraho group

Temple Chitragupta - Sun God (Surya) is dedicated to the eastward facing it in the morning sun.

Temple Lakhmana - a group west of the temple named after the ruler built a temple, the oldest and best. Horizontal line above the entrance of this beautiful Vaishnavite temple, Lakshmi, Brahma with the spouse God Vishnus, Vishnu, shows the trinity of Shiva.

To be continue with the Eastern and Southern Group of Temples