jagadambi temple, parvati chitragupta and nandi

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.