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    Lakshmana temple khajuraho

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    LAKSHMANA TEMPLE

    KHAJURAHO
    Features : Temple with
    sculptures on the facade
    Type : Temple
    Built :930-950 AD
    Address : Rajnagar road,
    sevagram, khajuraho,
    Madhya pradesh, India.
    INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
    LAKSHMANA TEMPLE KHAJURAHO
    Lakshmana Temple Khajuraho is the
    biggest and best temple in khajuraho.
    Belonging to the western group of temple, the
    Lakshmana temple is one of the three largest
    temple in khajuraho.
    The temple was built in commemoration of
    military victory and temporal power of the
    Chandela dynasty.
    Completed around 954 A.D., it is thought to
    be one of the earliest Chandela temples.
    It took 20 years to build and was completed
    during the reign of Dhanga.
    It is the best preserved of all Khajuraho
    temples.
    The Lakshmana temples is dedicated to
    vishnu.
    LAKSHMANA TEMPLE
    The structure is as high as it is long.
    Every part of the temple is heavily decorated
    with a variety of sculptures that allude to the
    pleasures, pastimes, lifestyle, desires and
    conquests of the chandela dynasty.
    OVERVIEW OF SCENES CARVED ON
    LAKSHMANA TEMPLE EXTERIOR
    Horse mounted hunters
    pursuing their prey.
    Musicians providing lively
    entertainment for the court.
    Soldiers on the march.
    EXTERIOR SCENES AND
    ARCHITECTURE OF LAKSHMANA
    TEMPLE KHAJURAHO
    The Lakshmana temple best preserves the
    architecture features that typify the larger
    temples here.
    The bands are broken by ornate balconied
    windows with carved pillars and overhanging
    eaves.
    The nymphs shown attending to their toilet,
    bearing offerings, dancing, playing musical
    instruments.
    They are graceful and fluid, with expressive
    faces and gestures.
    The facades are covered in superb sculpture.
    INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE OF
    LAKSHMANA TEMPLE KHAJURAHO
    The interior through a simple
    makara torana flanked by
    gladiators.
    The circular celling of the porch
    (ardha mandapa) is a superbly
    carved open lotus blossom.
    In the hall (mandapa) is a raised
    platform possibly used for
    dancing and tantric rituals.
    At each corner of the platform are
    pillars with carved brackets with
    apsaras which are among the finest
    sculptures at khajuraho.
    There are eight figures on each
    column, representing the eight
    sects of TANTRA.
    The sanctum (garba-griha) doorway
    has a panel showing incarnations of
    Vishnu while the lintel has lakshmi
    with Brahma and siva on either
    side.
    A frieze above depicts the nine
    planets including Rahu, while Krishna
    legends and innumerable carvings of
    animals, appear on the wall.
    The pancha- ratha sanctum (main
    shrine) was built to house the three-
    headed images of Vishnu as
    Vaikuntha.
    Which features one human head and
    the head of two of Vishnu`s avatars
    (incarnations), a lion and a boar.
    Around it are 10 incarnations and
    14 forms of Vishnu.
    Varaha, dedicated to Vishnu`s boar
    incarnation, and the locked
    Lakshmi are two small shrines
    facing the large Lakshmana
    temple.
    Inside Varaha is a wonderful, 1.5m
    high sandstone boar, dating from
    900 A.D. and meticulousy covered
    with carvings of several deities.

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