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Shantinatha Temple, Khajuraho

Khajuraho, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh · 24.8446°, 79.9363°

ShantinathaChandella core, 19th-c. Digambara rebuilding19th-c. Jain quadrangular courtyard around Chandella-period stonework
Sacred since
1027 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt c. 1870 around an 11th-c. Chandella core
Chandella core, 19th-c. Digambara rebuilding

History & significance

The living Digambara temple in eastern Khajuraho, whose nucleus is Chandella work of the 11th century — the pedestal of the main image is inscribed Samvat 1085 (1027-28 CE) — enclosed in a courtyard rebuilt around 1870 by Kanchhedtilal Jain of Nagaur. A 4.3 m Shantinatha stands in the central shrine, surrounded by all twenty-four tirthankaras and eighteen further shrines holding sculpture spanning ten centuries; it falls within the Khajuraho World Heritage Site.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Chandella core, 19th-c. Digambara rebuilding