10 KhajurahoE
MP Tour
Khajuraho is a World Heritage Site. It was once the capital of Chandela kingdom. The Chandelas built these temples in a creative century between 950 to 1050 AD, in a remote location; which perhaps helped it survive the Muslim onslaught. This page covers the temples and sculptures of the Eastern Group of Temples.
13th December 2005 : Afternoon
I arrived at noon, at the eastern Group of Jain and Hindu temples near Khajuraho Village and first saw the Adinatha Temple.
Adinatha intricately carved ceiling
Adinatha Temple Entrance
Adintha Temple
Santhinatha Temple - 4.5 M high Adinatha - dt: 1028
Javari-Temple devoted to Vishnu 1075-1100 and noted for its ornatemakara-torana and soaring Shikara
Sanctum of Javari Temple
Parsavnath Jain temple in East Group - with most elegent sculptres
Parsavnath - classic sculpture of woman removing thorn from her foot!
Javari-Temple
Vamana Temple - dwarf incarnation of Vishnu AD 1050-1075
The spire over sanctum of Vamana temple is devoid of any subsidiary shikharas and is embellished with chaitya arches
******************
Vamana Temple
Javari-Temple
Vamana Avatar of Vishnu
Javari-temple
Vamana Temple
Bramha Temple on the bank of Khajuraho's Ninora-tal, near Khajuraho village. Almost missed seeing this small Vishnu temple!
It is mistakenly called Brahma temple because of the Lingam now in the sanctum ... but it was originally dedicated to Vishnu, as per the figure on the lintel on sanctum doorway!
By 1:20 pm I had completed the rounds of the Eastern Group of temples and then drove past the above Bramha temple heading South to Duladeo Temple.