Khajuraho Group of Monuments

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UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site temple complex

The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a renowned complex of medieval Hindu and Jain temples in India, celebrated for their intricate Nagara-style architecture and exquisite erotic and mythological sculptures.

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Label Occurrences
Khajuraho Group of Monuments canonical 6
Khajuraho 5
Khajuraho temple complex 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle Nagara ⓘ
builtBy Chandela dynasty ⓘ
constructionBegan circa 950 CE ⓘ
constructionEnded circa 1050 CE ⓘ
contains Parsvanatha Temple ⓘ
surface form: Adinatha Temple

Chaturbhuja Temple ⓘ
Chausath Yogini Temple ⓘ
Chitragupta Temple ⓘ
Devi Jagadambi Temple ⓘ
Duladeo Temple ⓘ
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple ⓘ
Lakshmana Temple ⓘ
Parsvanatha Temple ⓘ
Vishvanatha Temple ⓘ
country India ⓘ
feature mandapa halls ⓘ
raised temple platforms ⓘ
shikhara towers ⓘ
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasTempleGroup Eastern Group of Temples ⓘ
Southern Group of Temples ⓘ
Western Group of Temples ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument of National Importance in India ⓘ
knownFor erotic sculptures ⓘ
intricate stone carvings ⓘ
mythological sculptures ⓘ
locatedIn Bundelkhand ⓘ
surface form: Bundelkhand region

Chhatarpur ⓘ
surface form: Chhatarpur district

Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
mainDeityInManyTemples Shiva ⓘ
Vishnu ⓘ
mainDeityInSomeTemples Tirthankaras ⓘ
surface form: Jain Tirthankaras
material sandstone ⓘ
nearestTown Khajuraho Group of Monuments self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Khajuraho
numberOfTemplesOriginal about 85 ⓘ
numberOfTemplesSurviving about 20 ⓘ
period medieval India ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
stateParty India ⓘ
surface form: Republic of India
themeOfSculptures Hindu deities ⓘ
everyday life scenes ⓘ
kama (erotic love) ⓘ
mythological narratives ⓘ
tourismSignificance major tourist destination in India ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(v) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1986 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Madhya Pradesh → hasWorldHeritageSite → Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ
Bundelkhand → containsSite → Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ
Khajuraho Group of Monuments → nearestTown → Khajuraho Group of Monuments self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khajuraho
Panna National Park → nearestCity → Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khajuraho
Chhatarpur → hasNotableNearbySite → Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ
Chandela dynasty → capital → Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khajuraho
Chandela dynasty → knownFor → Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khajuraho temple complex
Chandela dynasty → constructed → Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ
Chandela dynasty → associatedSite → Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khajuraho
Udaipur City railway station → connectsTo → Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ
this entity surface form: Khajuraho
Nagara → hasNotableExample → Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ
Shikhara → seenInFamousTemples → Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ