Ghantai temple
The Ghantai temple, also known as the Ghanti temple, is a ruined Digambara Jain temple in the Khajuraho town of Madhya Pradesh, India. Similar in style to the Parshvanatha temple, it was dedicated to the Jain tirthankara Rishabhanatha.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Jain temple
- Description: building in India
- Also known as: “Ghantai”, “Ghantāi”, and “Ghantai Temple”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brahma Temple and Parshvanatha Temple.
Brahma Temple
Hindu temple
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Brahma Temple is a ninth or early tenth century temple and is located at Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh, India. Although titled after the Hindu god Brahma, the temple is dedicated to Shiva. Brahma Temple is situated 350 metres north of Ghantai temple.
Parshvanatha Temple
Jain temple
Photo: Sfu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parshvanatha temple is a 10th-century Digambara Jain temple at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is now dedicated to Parshvanatha, although it was probably built as an Adinatha shrine during the Chandela period. Parshvanatha Temple is situated 340 metres southeast of Ghantai temple.
Shantinatha temple
Jain temple
Photo: Deepa Chandran2014, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shantinatha temple is a Digambara Jain temple located among the Jain temple cluster in eastern Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, India. While its main deity is the Jain tirthankara Shantinatha, it includes 18 shrines with numerous Jain images. Shantinatha temple is situated 340 metres southeast of Ghantai temple.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khajuraho and Bundelkhand.
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.
Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand is a geographical and cultural region divided between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. See:…Ghantai temple
- Categories: ruins, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Rajnagar, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
24.84614° or 24° 50′ 46″ northLongitude
79.9334° or 79° 56′ 0″ eastElevation
215 metres (705 feet)Open location code
7JPXRWWM+F9OpenStreetMap ID
way 199229602OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Assamese to Urdu—“Ghantai temple” goes by many names.
- Assamese: “ঘণ্টাই মন্দিৰ”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبد جانتاى”
- French: “temple Ghantaï”
- French: “Temple Ghantaï”
- Hindi: “घंटाई मन्दिर”
- Malayalam: “ഗാന്ധി ക്ഷേത്രം”
- Sinhala: “ඝණ්ටායි දේවාලය”
- Urdu: “گھنٹائی مندر”
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