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Jagadambi Temple

Album : Asia : India : Temples And Gods : Khajuraho : Parvati Chitragupta And Nandi : Jagadambi Temple

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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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