High medieval · Hindu · India

Duladeo Temple

Khajuraho, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh · 24.8391°, 79.9318°

Shiva (as a linga)ChandelaNagara (saptaratha, nirandhara)

Sacred since

1000 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

c. 1000-1150 (Chandela)

Chandela

History & significance

The last of the Chandela temples at Khajuraho, standing by the Khodar river and dedicated to Shiva, whose name means 'holy bridegroom'. It is a nirandhara temple on the seven-chariot plan, one of the twenty-two Shiva shrines of the group inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.

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Related sites

Khajuraho Group of Temples

Khajuraho · India

c. 900–1050 CE (Kandariya c. 1030)

Javari Temple, Khajuraho

Khajuraho, Chhatarpur district · India

c. 975-1100 (Chandela)

Chaturbhuj Temple, Khajuraho

Jatakari, Khajuraho, Chhatarpur district · India

c. 1100 (Chandela)

Brahma Temple, Khajuraho

Khajuraho, Chhatarpur district · India

9th–early 10th c. (Chandela)

Sources

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