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High medieval · Hindu · India

Chaturbhuj Temple, Khajuraho

Jatakari, Khajuraho, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh · 24.8251°, 79.9310°

Vishnu, as a four-armed image 2.7 m highChandela—
Sacred since
1100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 1100 (Chandela)
Chandela

History & significance

A Chandela temple of about 1100 CE in the village of Jatakari, south of the main Khajuraho group and also called the Jatakari temple, part of the Khajuraho Group of Monuments inscribed by UNESCO in 1986. Built as a sanctum without ambulatory with vestibule, mandapa and entrance porch, it is the one Khajuraho temple with no erotic sculpture, and its 2.7-metre four-armed Vishnu is among the finest images at the site.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chandela