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Westren Group Temples

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Museum and Festival

Laksman Temple It is the best preserved of the temples. It is built on a high platform, which has sculptures of elephants, horses, musician, women, and dancers on it. The doorway of the sanctum has a panel of incarnations of Lord Vishnu. There is also a panel of the nine planets and on the walls, carvings of Krishna. The pancha-ratha sanctum has a three-headed, four-armed form of Lord Vishnu surrounded by his ten incarnations and fourteen other forms of Vishnu. On the south wall of the temple is an excellent carving of Ganesh..		lakshman temple
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (1025-1050) is dedicated to Lord Siva. It is the tallest temple, soaring to 31m (95 ft), and is also the most developed architecturally. The temple contains a marble Siva-linga in the inner sanctum. Beside the main sikhara (tower), there are eighty-four smaller, subsidiary towers, all replicas of the main tower. There are almost 900 sculptures on the temple platform.
Vishvanantha Temple Vishvanantha Temple is dedicated to Lord Siva. It has a Nandi Pavilion with a 2.2m (7 ft) high sandstone Nandi bull (Siva’s carrier). This temple has impressive entrances with magnificent stone guarding its northern steps and royal masonry elephants taking care of the southern steps. The three-headed image of Lord Brahma in the temple is not less captivating.		vishwanath temple
Jagadambi Temple Jagadambi Temple (early 11th century) has a standing Parvati deity in the sanctum, although the temple was originally dedicated to Vishnu. There are several beautiful carvings of Lord Vishnu on this temple
Chitragupta Temple Chitragupta Temple (early 11th century) is dedicated to Surya, the sun-god. Inside the inner chamber there is a 1½ m (5 ft) image of Surya riding a chariot drawn by seven horses. There is a carving of Vishnu with ten heads symbolizing all ten main incarnations.
Overview : Khajuraho Eastern Group Temples : Parsvanatha Temple Ghantai Temple, Adinatha Temple Southern Group Temples : Duladeo Temple Chaturbhuja Temple Museum and Festival : Archaeological Museum Khajuraho Dance Festival Excursions : Raheh Falls Panna National Park, Pandav Falls