{"id":2687,"date":"2015-11-10T10:30:26","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T05:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2015-11-10T10:30:26","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T05:00:26","slug":"lakshmana-temple-of-love-khajuraho-madhya-pradesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/lakshmana-temple-of-love-khajuraho-madhya-pradesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakshmana Temple of Love Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lakshmana Temple of Love Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh dedicated to Lord Vaikuntha Vishnu,<\/strong>it is a Vaishnava\u00a0\u00a0temple,<\/strong>\u00a0built by the Chandela King Yashovarman . <\/strong>Inscriptions on a\u00a0slab excavated here\u00a0installed in the passage\u00a0\u00a0confirms its construction during 900 AD to 950 AD. It is the first temple in the Eastern Group of Temples The UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Laxmana Temple Khajuraho<\/p><\/div>
\nThe Temple is raised in the center of a high rectangular \u00a0platform Jagati<\/strong> \u00a0with four small temples one on each corner hence called a Panchyatana Plan<\/strong> construction , the temple structure is built consisting of all the elements of a Hindu Temple Architecture<\/strong> , The Lakshman Temple<\/strong> stands like a giant mountain of stone at the center.\u00a0The East facing temple<\/strong> , the porch has a pretty Toran or stone garland above the entrance<\/strong> leading to\u00a0\u00a0the Mandapa<\/strong>\u00a0 and then to the assembly area the Maha Mandapa , <\/strong>the main deity is installed in the Garbhagriha<\/strong>\u00a0, the small area between the Mahamandapa<\/strong> and the Garbhagriha<\/strong> is the Antrayalya<\/strong> \u00a0, <\/strong>the\u00a0devotees seek blessings standing in the Antrayalaya\u00a0\u00a0. <\/strong>Its Shikhara<\/strong> ( the top<\/strong>)\u00a0is clustered\u00a0<\/strong>with small Urushringha .\u00a0<\/strong>The main\u00a0image Idol of Vaikantha Vishnu<\/strong> in the Garbahgriha\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0is with four arms and having three \u00a0faces , front is of a human , one side is Boar the third incarnation ( the Varaha<\/strong>) and the other side is of a Lion the forth incarnation of the Lord Vishnu ( the Narsinmha<\/strong> ).
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Dancing Lord Ganesha , Row of Elephants holding the entire weight of temple on their shoulders , Lakshmana temple Khajuraho<\/p><\/div>
\nThere is an abundance of sculptured masterpieces on its outer walls\u00a0on the south side\u00a0\u00a0the exterior temple wall is divided into several bands ,\u00a0\u00a0the lowest\u00a0\u00a0is the base of the temple ,\u00a0a row of elephants that peep out of the base as if they are carrying the weight of the stone on their stable shoulders,<\/strong> between the elephants are warriors protecting the temple , \u00a0panel depicts a bearded Fire God( Agni Dev) beneath is the figure of the divine bridegroom walking in procession accompanied by musicians.\u00a0\u00a0It is only here out of all the temples in Khajuraho the Camels are carved.\u00a0<\/strong>
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Two Camels at Laxmana Temple Khajuraho<\/p><\/div>
\nOn the north side one of the elephant\u00a0naughtily gazes at a couple making love .<\/span><\/strong>
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Elephant forgets to crush the person , laughing at couple in love act Lakshmana Temple Khajuraho<\/p><\/div>
\n\u00a0Above the elephants\u00a0\u00a0there are \u00a0carved\u00a0\u00a0flowers and leaf motifs, a narrow panel depicting court life and erotic scenes<\/strong> ,\u00a0\u00a0tall base of the temple is decorated with \u00a0\u00a0ornamental niches, with an adorable figure of dancing Lord Ganesh<\/strong> in the first followed by images of the seven principal male deities of the Hindu Gods<\/strong> .\u00a0There are images of the Dikhpalas placed at and facing the directions that they Protect .\u00a0Beside the deities are the gorgeous \u00a0figures of women, each engaged in some worldly activity before she realizes the presence of the divine surrounding her .<\/span>
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Love making Couple with helpers playing music<\/p><\/div>
\n\u00a0portrayals of women attired in traditional\u00a0costume, flimsy fine textiles wound around the waist while the torso and arms and neck are adorned only in jewelry<\/strong>. There are ladies applying make-up, taking off their clothes, gazing into a mirror , a seductive woman scrubbing her arched back \u00a0<\/strong>an elegant young woman who has lifted up her foot \u00a0is being inspected by an attendant carrying a satchel.<\/span>
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Lakshmana Temple of Love Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh dedicated to Lord Vaikuntha Vishnu,it is a Vaishnava\u00a0\u00a0temple,\u00a0built by the Chandela King Yashovarman . Inscriptions on a\u00a0slab excavated here\u00a0installed in the passage\u00a0\u00a0confirms its construction during 900 AD to 950 AD. It is the first temple in the Eastern Group of Temples The UNESCO World Heritage Site The Temple … →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12,16,18,19,21],"tags":[53,772,1056,1342,1485,1597,1633,1697,2105,2822],"class_list":["post-2687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-architecture","category-history","category-monuments","category-people","category-pilgrimage","category-religious-belief","tag-ad","tag-fire-god-agni-dev","tag-hindu-temple-architecture","tag-khajuraho","tag-lakshmana-temple","tag-lord-ganesh","tag-lord-vishnu","tag-maha-mandapa","tag-panchyatana-plan","tag-temple"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}