The Vamana Temple built between 950 - 1150 A.D belongs to the Eastern Group of Khajuraho Temples (State: Madhya Pradesh). This is one of the three Hindu Temples built by rulers of Chandel Dynasty in this group.
It measures 19.1 meters in length and 13.9 meters in breath. This is a medium size temple. It consists of a mandap and garbha graha.
Around the temple are two band of sculptures with almost 3000 sculptures. This is less than half when compared to larger temples in Western Group of temples. The sculptures layout is a blend of gods, their consorts, female figures and mythical creatures.
In the garbha graha there is a dwarf image of Vamana, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
It measures 19.1 meters in length and 13.9 meters in breath. This is a medium size temple. It consists of a mandap and garbha graha.Around the temple are two band of sculptures with almost 3000 sculptures. This is less than half when compared to larger temples in Western Group of temples. The sculptures layout is a blend of gods, their consorts, female figures and mythical creatures.In the garbha graha there is a dwarf image of Vamana, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
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Wish you and your family a very Happy Janmashtami.
Gorgeous temple with marvellous architecture. Very nice pictures with wonderful description.
Such glory!!!
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Stunning structure. Here in Canada a similar temple was build in my area. Beautiful work. Anna :)
Stunning pictures!
The sculptures in your Temples always amaze me - they are so beautiful!
The first photo is classy!
Wow, that is a majestic structure! Love the detailed view of the sculptures. I bet one can just stand there the whole day admiring them.:)
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Magnificent sculptures in the second photo!
Fabulous pictures , Sir. It never ceases to amaze me of how impressive, lasting and often imposing in good sense, historic Indian architecture truly is!
In a word its wonder! These structure reflect the heritage and need special attention to be save for our future generation, as we see many monuments and structures being identity of history are not withstand to the developments and disasters.
What strikes me most is the plethora of different architectural styles among the temples. There doesn't seem to be one particular design that is common...right?
Wonderful place to visit to see beautiful sculptures and worship. The number of sculptures is mind boggling.
Terrific post as always, love the history, your photos are superb and I do love the temple against such a beautiful blue sky! Have a great weekend, Rajesh!
Sylvia
What a stunning structure, great angles you captured.
Work of genius. Great captures!
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Very interesting and beautiful photos like every week!It´s great to learn more about India!Have a nice weekend.
Oh, each of these temples of Khajuraho are a masterpiece!
Gorgeous capture as always! Beautiful India!! Have a wonderful weekend!
What an incredible temple, with such amazing turquoise skies overhead.
The temple is so beautiful, Rajesh, it makes one forget to see the sky behind it.
Kay
Alberta, Canada
Great post full of interesting photos and detials, amazing to think of all the work that goes into these buildings.
always a pleasure seeing all this :)
Ciao Raj
non mi stanco mai di osservare le foto dei tuoi magnifici templi.
Immagino lo sforzo umano per costruirli.
Di costruzioni così, oggi non se ne fanno più.
Abbiamo perso un'antica arte.
Bellissima foto.
Buona serata.
Beautiful temple with so many great details. Think you have a warming blue sky too:-)
the detailing is very ornate.
More beautiful carvings, especially the figures.
amazing sculptures....terrific....
Beautiful temple against the blue sky and an interesting post.
Wow, impressive! Great shots.
Another wonderful temple with so much detail to see. Nice touch with the tiny people pointing to the carvings. Gives an idea of the over all size.
This temple may have half the sculptures of other temples, but the sculptures are still very impressive. Actually the entire building is magnificent.
so interesting ~ thank you for sharing
You have a hell of a lot of temples in India.
Incredible. So much beauty seems hardly able to contain itself.
Temple looks great against such a beautiful blue sky.
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Absolutely incredible. The attention to detail and the craftsmanship are amazing.
another interesting spot in your place, great captures...
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The sculptures on this temple remind me of the cathedral in Strasburg France. It's amazing the details that are in this ancient buildings!
Have a fabulous day!
incredible,,everytime i see posts like these, I feel the urge to go and see this place
It seems that only as a visitor one has the inquisitiveness. I was in that area for quite some time and used to visit Khajuraho every month. May be because of official preoccupations I could not care much about the beautiful temples of the Chandela times. Excellent presentatation. If you savour Hindi, you may visit my Hindi blog which contains many such things:
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The sculptures are absolutely amazing!
incredibly shots. the architectures are simply amazing.
Marvelous sculptures. I can't imagine the work that must have gone into them.
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The sculptures are amazing!
thanks for always sharing the beautiful spots in your place.
Rajesh: I always enjoy all the work they put into the design of the temples.
such contrast, first the levels of statues, then going 1/2 way, they keep them clear.
Lovely temple. beautiful architecture, so many details! :) Would love to visit this place someday.
very nice .....
Enough is never enough when it comes to Khajuraho
What a pretty temple! The details are fantastic :D
Wonderful carvings as always!
I'm proud to be living in the country with such great, artistic history!!
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i was out and did not post any sky...great post, dear
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Quite majestic
fabulous ! such detail...
~laura
interesting and very informative!!...when i visit khajuraho, ill go thru all ur posts on it first!!!
nice information with gr8 pics....
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Khajuraho temples have been in my bucket-list for long now ! A temple for Vamana is unusual.
The first picture looks magnificent.
Thanks to all for appreciating the beautiful architecture and sculptures of this temple.
What beautiful architecture, so intricate and fine...
wonderful!!
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