Khajuraho Temples
The Temples: The architectural style of the Khajuraho temples is very
different from the temple prototype of that period. Each stands, instead of
within the customary enclosure, on a high masonry platform. Combined with the
upward direction of the structure, which is further accentuated by vertical
projections, the total effect is one of grace and lightness, reminiscent of
the Himalayan peaks. Each of the chief compartments has its own roof, grouped
in such a way that the highest is in the centre, the lowest over the portico,
a triumph of skill and imagination in recreating the rising peaks of a range.
Eastern Group of Temples
Adinath Temple: Dedicated to the Jain saint, Adinath, the temple is lavishly
embellished with sculpted figures, including yakshis. The three Hindu temples
of the group are the Brahma, containing a four faced lingam, the Vamana, which
is adorned on its outer walls with carving of apsaras in a variety of sensuous
attitudes; and the javari, with a richly-carved gateway and exterior sculptures.
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Western Group of Temples
The Western group is certainly the best known, because it is to this group that
the largest and most typical Khajuraho temple belongs: The Kandariya Mahadev.
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Southern Group of Temples
Dulah Deo Temple: This finest temple at Khajuraho also called Kunwar Math offers
some of the choicest sculptures especially the Shalbhanjika. It is a fully developed
temple measuring 21 m by 12 m (69 ft. by 40 ft.) with the ardhamanadap, the
mandapa, the maha mandapa, the antarala and the garbha griha with no circumambulatory
passage.
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