{"id":2704,"date":"2016-04-18T10:10:19","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T04:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=2704"},"modified":"2016-04-18T10:10:19","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T04:40:19","slug":"vishwanath-temple-of-love-khajuraho-madhya-pradesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/vishwanath-temple-of-love-khajuraho-madhya-pradesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Vishwanath Temple of Love  Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Vishwanath Temple<\/strong> at <strong>Khajuraho<\/strong> built by the <strong>Chandela King Dhanga Deva\u00a0<\/strong> in<strong> 999 AD to 1002 AD<\/strong> .\u00a0It was a <strong>panchayatana<\/strong> \u00a0shrine however of the four subsidiary shrines only two in the northeast and southwest corners have survived. The structure shows all the elements of a developed temple.\u00a0The beauty of the temple lies in the depiction of the exquisite figures of women on the rock blocks \u00a0walls.\u00a0The temple depicts more than 600 rock-images<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7536\/15602864938_b22b2af85a.jpg?resize=500%2C330&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vishwanath Temple of Love Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nRaised over a platform . This temple is dedicated to L<strong>ord Shiva<\/strong>, has an exquisite marble<strong> Shivalinga<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0(it originally housed an emerald lingam)\u00a0 as the main deity.\u00a0\u00a0It is \u00a0believed that the temple celebrates the celestial <strong>marriage of Lord Shiva with Parvati<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2908\/14332443690_d21601aaef.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vishwanath Temple of Love Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nAn imposing \u00a0image of the <strong>three-headed Lord Brahma<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0also is enshrined in this temple. With lions adjoining the northern and elephants the southern steps , human figures are also depicted on both side of elephant \u00a0the exterior of temple walls are with<strong> Apsaras<\/strong> writing letters, playing music and a lovely one plucking a thorn from her foot, women are seen to caress a baby\u00a0.<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5614\/15607303528_dd30003be6.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lady early morning got up from bed<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7562\/15794272372_7445cf3c25.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Couple in love<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nOn one of the walls there is a four-armed dancing <strong>Lord Ganesh<\/strong>, holding an <strong>Axe<\/strong> and broken tusk , in his right hands, and with his left hands holding a laddu (sweet) and extended in a boon-granting gesture.\u00a0The sculpture of Lord Shiva ( with <strong>Trishula<\/strong> on right shoulder \u00a0and snake on left shoulder ) can also be seen on outer \u00a0wall .<br \/>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7467\/15769033056_fe082e5523.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lord Shiva with Parvati and Lord Brhama with three heads<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>For more information and packages Contact<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> +91 9810506646<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Callers from Outside India Call <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">+44 7700093414<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Office contact : <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">(+05.30GMT) 011 45725562, 45725563, 45725564<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Email :<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> promark@promarktravels.com<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Website :<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">http:\/\/promarktravels.com<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Blog :<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">\u00a0http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vishwanath Temple at Khajuraho built by the Chandela King Dhanga Deva\u00a0 in 999 AD to 1002 AD .\u00a0It was a panchayatana \u00a0shrine however of the four subsidiary shrines only two in the northeast and southwest corners have survived. 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