Country India Location Khajuraho | State Madhya Pradesh Number of temples 1 | |
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Proper name Devi Jagdambi Temple (Jatakari Temple) Devanagari देवी जगदम्बी (जगदम्बा)मंदिर Primary deity Parvati (previously Vishnu) Address Rajnagar Rd, Sevagram, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh 471606 District Khajuraho Group of Monuments Similar Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Duladeo Temple, Lakshmana Temple - Khajuraho, Chaturbhuj Temple, Javari Temple - Khajuraho | ||
Devi Jagadambika temple or Jagadambika temple of a group of about 25 temples at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India. Khajuraho is a World Heritage site.
The temples of Khajuraho were built by the rulers of the Chandella dynasty between the 10th and the 12th centuries.
Devi Jagadambika temple, in a group to the north, is one of the most finely decorated temples at Khajuraho, with numerous erotic carvings. Three bands of carvings encircle the body of the temple. In the sanctum is an enormous image of the goddess Devi.
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