Lakshman Temple

The Lakshmana Temple is a 10th-century Hindu temple built by Yashovarman during the Chandela dynasty located in , India. It is dedicated to Vaikuntha Vishnu - an aspect of Vishnu.
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  • Type: Hindu temple
  • Description: 10th century Vishnu temple in Khajuraho, India
  • Also known as: “Chaturbhuja Temple”, “Chaturbhuja Temple of Khajuraho”, “Lakshmana Temple”, “Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho”, “Laxmana Temple, Khajuraho”, “Ramachandra Temple of Khajuraho”, “Vaikuntha Vishnu Temple”, and “लक्षमन मंदिर”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Matangeshvara Temple, Khajuraho and Varaha Temple.

Hindu temple
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The Matangeshvara temple is a Shiva temple in the town of , . Among the Chandela-era monuments of Khajuraho, it is the only Hindu temple that is still actively used for worship.

Hindu temple
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The at enshrines a colossal monolithic image of Varaha, the boar avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. This temple depicts Varaha as a purely animal form.

Hindu temple
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Lakshmi Temple is a small in , Chhatarpur district, , India. It is part of the Khajuraho Group of Monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bundelkhand and Khajuraho.

is a geographical and cultural region of , divided between the states of and . See: is sometimes considered part of as well.

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, a small town in the Bundelkhand region of , is famous for groups of Hindu and Jain temples. These temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site for their beautiful and erotic rock carvings.

Lakshman Temple

Latitude
24.85223° or 24° 51′ 8″ north
Longitude
79.9217° or 79° 55′ 18″ east
Open location code
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Wiki­data ID
Q1801200
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Lakshman Temple” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “লক্ষ্মণ মন্দির, খাজুরাহো”
  • Chinese: “拉克什曼寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد لاكشمانا”
  • French: “temple de Lakshmana”
  • French: “Temple de Lakshmana”
  • German: “Lakshmana-Tempel”
  • Hindi: “khajuraho lakshman tenpal”
  • Hindi: “लक्ष्मण मंदिर, खजुराहो”
  • Hindi: “लक्ष्मण मन्दिर, खजुराहो”
  • Hungarian: “Lakshmana-templom”
  • Japanese: “ラクシュマナ寺院”
  • Kannada: “ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ ದೇವಾಲಯ”
  • Macedonian: “Лакшманин храм”
  • Maithili: “लक्ष्मण मन्दिर, खजुराहो”
  • Malayalam: “ലക്ഷ്മണ ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Persian: “لاکشمانا (نیایشگاه)”
  • Persian: “لاکشمانا”
  • Sinhala: “ලක්ෂ්මණ දේවාලය, ඛජුරාහෝ”
  • Tamil: “இலக்குமணன் கோயில்”
  • Telugu: “లక్ష్మణ దేవాలయం, కాజురహో”
  • Telugu: “లక్ష్మణ దేవాలయం, ఖజురహో”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Лакшмани (Кхаджурахо)”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Лакшмани”
  • Urdu: “لکشمن مندر، کھجوراہو”

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