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Album : Asia : India : Temples And Gods : Khajuraho : Parvati Chitragupta And Nandi (14 items)
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 Lakshmi And Varaha... |
| Lakshmana |
| Kandariya Mahadev |
| Mahadeva And Devi ... |
| Vishvanath |
| Parvati Chitragupt... |
| Jain Enclosure |
| Jain Museum |
| Southern Temple |
| Eastern Temples |
1) Parvati Temple
 White marble temple. usually locked. |
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2) Parvati Temple
temple looks better with sunlight |
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3) Nandi Temple
Nandi is shiva's best friend. |
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4) Chitragupta Temple
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5) Jagadambi Temple
NAMED FOR THE IMAGE OF PARVATI NOW ENSHRINED IN THE SANCTUM, JAGADAMBI TEMPLE WAS ORIGINALLY DEDICATED TO VISHNU. THE TEMPLE STANDS ON A HIGH PLATFORM AND CONSISTS OF A SANCTUM WITHOUT AMBULATORY, A VESTIBULE, A MAHA MANDAPA WITH LATERAL TRANSCEPT AND AN ENTRANCE PORCH (ARDHA MANDAPA). THE TEMPLE IS KNOWN FOR ITS SCULPTURAL EMBELLISHMENTS. THE LINTEL OF THE GARBHAGRIHA CONTAINS A FOUR ARMED STANDING VISHNU FIGURE. |
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6) Nandi Shrine
NANDI SHRINE THE DETACHED NANDI PAVILION FORMS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ARCHITECTURAL SCHEME OF VISVANATHA TEMPLE. THE SQUARE PAVILION RESTS ON TWELVE PIlLARS, ENSHRINES A MASSIVE IMAGE OF NANDI, THE BULL-VECHILE OF SIVA, WHICH FACES THE MAIN DEITY OF VISVANATHA TEMPLE. |
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7) Nandi The Holy Bull
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8) Nandi Cow Ceiling
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9) Chitragupta Temple
CHITRAGUPTA TEMPLE THE TEMPLE CLOSELY RESEMBLES JAGADAMBJ TEMPLE AND CONSISTS OF A SANCTUM (GARBHAGRIHA) WITHOUT AMBULATORY, A VESTIBULE (ANTARALA), A MAHA MANDAPA WITH LATERAL TRANSEPTS AND AN ENTRANCE PORCH (ARDHA MANDAPA). THE MAIN IMAGE IN THE SANCTUM IS AN IMPRESSIVE SCULPTURE OF SURYA STANDING IN A CHARIOT, DRIVEN BY SEVEN HORSES. |
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10) Chitragupta Temple
THIS IS THE ONLY TEMPLE IN KHAJURAHO DEDICATED TO SURYA. THE TEMPLE WALLS ARE CARVED WITH SOME OF THE FINEST FIGURES OF SURA-SUNDARIS, EROTIC COUPLES AND GODS, INCLUDING AN ELEVEN HEADED VISHNU IN THE CENTRAL NICHE OF THE SOUTH FACADE. |
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11) Chitragupta Temple
STYLISTICALLY CHITRAGUPTA TEMPLE CAN BE PLACED BETWEEN VISVANATHA AND KANDARIYA MAHADEVA TEMPLE. |
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12) Head Stand Under Elephant Trunk
Is she doing just an innocent head stand or copulation with the elephant trunk? (Lakshmana temple) |
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| 13) Light And Sound Show As you can see from this video, there's not much light in the light and sound show... BUT it is still pretty good. It comes in two favors, Hindus and English. |
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14) Light And Sound Show
As you can see from this video, there's not much light in the light and sound show... BUT it is still pretty good. It comes in two favors, Hindus and English. |
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