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Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha

चतुर्भुज मंदिर

Orchha, Madhya Pradesh · 25.3501°, 78.6398°

Vishnu; intended for Rama and now serving Radha KrishnaBundelaNagara with Maru-Gurjara elements, combining temple, fort and palace forms
Sacred since
1500 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
16th c. (Bundela)
Bundela

History & significance

A towering Bundela temple at Orchha with one of the tallest vimanas of any Indian temple, begun by Madhukar Shah and completed by his son Vir Singh Deo during Akbar's reign.

Sthala katha — the legend

It was raised for the Rama image the queen brought from Ayodhya, but the image would not be moved from her palace, which became the Ram Raja temple instead.

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Related sites

Ram Raja Temple
Orchha · India
1574–75 (Bundela)

Sources

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