Vishvanatha Temple, Khajuraho
The Vishvanatha Temple is a Hindu temple in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located among the western group of Khajuraho Monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hindu temple
- Description: 10th century Shiva temple in Khajuraho, India
- Also known as: “Marakatesvara Temple”, “Pramathanatha Temple”, “Vishvanath Temple”, “Vishvanath Temple, Khajuraho”, “Vishwanath”, “Vishwanāth”, and “Vishwanatha Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nandi Temple and Parvati Temple.
Nandi Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Rajenver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nandi temple is a Hindu temple located in Khajuraho city of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is dedicated to Nandi, the bull which serves as the mount of Shiva, in Hindu mythology.
Parvati Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parvati Temple is a temple dedicated to the goddess Parvati, consort of Shiva. This structure is one of the monuments among Khajuraho Group of Monuments, a World Heritage Site in India.
Lakshman Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Chetansoni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lakshmana Temple is a 10th-century Hindu temple built by Yashovarman during the Chandela dynasty located in Khajuraho, India. It is dedicated to Vaikuntha Vishnu - an aspect of Vishnu. Lakshman Temple is situated 150 metres southwest of Vishvanatha Temple, Khajuraho.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bundelkhand and Khajuraho.
Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand is a geographical and cultural region divided between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. See:…Khajuraho
Photo: Asitjain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Khajuraho is a small town in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh and is famous for groups of Hindu and Jain temples. These temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site for their beautiful and erotic rock carvings.
Vishvanatha Temple, Khajuraho
- Categories: building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, monument, and religion
- Location: Rajnagar, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.8534° or 24° 51′ 12″ northLongitude
79.92237° or 79° 55′ 21″ eastElevation
225 metres (738 feet)Open location code
7JPXVW3C+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 199055922OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
10505205Wikidata ID
Q12453080
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Vishvanatha Temple, Khajuraho” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد فيشفانثا”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد فيشفاناث”
- French: “temple de Vishvanatha”
- French: “Temple de Vishvanatha”
- German: “Vishvanatha-Tempel”
- Hindi: “विश्वनाथ मन्दिर, खजुराहो”
- Malayalam: “വിശ്വനാഥ ക്ഷേത്രം”
- Panjabi: “ਵਿਸ਼ਵਨਾਥ ਮੰਦਰ, ਖਜੁਰਾਹੋ”
- Sinhala: “විශ්වනාථ දේවාලය, ඛජුරාහෝ”
- Tamil: “விசுவநாதர் கோயில், கஜுராஹோ”
- Tamil: “விசுவநாதர் கோயில்”
- Western Panjabi: “وشوناتھ مندر کھجراہو”
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