Southern Group of Temples
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The Southern Group of Temples is a smaller cluster of medieval Hindu shrines at Khajuraho, India, noted for their Nagara-style architecture and intricate stone carvings.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple group
ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Nagara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Chandela dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu temples in Madhya Pradesh
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Madhya Pradesh ⓘ World Heritage Sites in India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Bundelkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | medieval period ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
celestial figures
ⓘ
erotic sculptures ⓘ mythological reliefs ⓘ narrative friezes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chaturbhuj Temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duladeo Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Jatkari village shrines ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | UNESCO cultural criteria (i, iii) for Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Chhatarpur district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Khajuraho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Archaeological Survey of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearbyGroup |
Eastern Group of Temples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Group of Temples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Nagara-style shikharas
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intricate stone carvings ⓘ sculptural decoration ⓘ |
| partOf | Khajuraho Group of Monuments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDeity |
Shiva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | south of Khajuraho village ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| smallerThan | Western Group of Temples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1986 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.