Khajuraho

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Description

Brahma temple has a simple plan and design. Its sikhara is made of sandstone and the body of granite. This temple is situated on the bank of the Khajurahosagar. It is a small square shrine, tri-ratha on plan as well as in elevation, with a phamsana (pyramidal) roof of receding horizontal tiers. Internally the shrine is square and rests on twelve pilasters of granite. Externally the shrine is cruciform with a cardinal projection on each side. The more prominent projection of the vestibule on the east shows a doorway forming the entrance, that on the west is pierced with a small sham doorway, while the lateral projections on the north and south contain latticed windows. It is mistakenly called Brahma Temple on account of a four-faced linga now enshrined in the sanctum, but it must have originally been dedicated to Vishnu as shown by his figure carved on the lintel of the sanctum doorway. Brahma Temple, one of the earliest monuments in Khajuraho Except for the boldlymodelled figures of the Brahmanical trinity on the lintel and of Ganga and Yamuna at the base, its doorway is unornamented. Its jangha or wall, divided into two registers, is also plain. Despite some difference in details, this temple belongs to the same structural phase as the Lalguan-Mahadeva, with which it shares a common plan, design, decoration and building material. The temple is consequently assignable to c.900.

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Approach

•  By Air : Khajuraho
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Facilities

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Notification

Preliminary	Pre PDF	Final	Final PDF
F.3-66/52 A2, dt. 4/11/1952 vide SRO 1999 pub dt. 6/12/1952		F.3-66/52 A2 SRO 865, dt. 30/4/1953

Location

Locality	Tehsil	District	State
Khajuraho	Rajnagar	Chhatarpur	M.P.