Chitragupta Temple

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Chitragupta Temple is a 10th–11th century Hindu temple at Khajuraho, India, renowned for its intricate sandstone carvings and dedication to the sun god Surya.

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Chitragupta Temple canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple ⓘ
medieval temple ⓘ
sun temple ⓘ
architecturalStyle Khajuraho style ⓘ
linked to: Nagara style

Nagara ⓘ
associatedWith Surya worship ⓘ
builtBy Chandela dynasty ⓘ
constructionPeriod 10th century ⓘ
11th century ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance example of Chandela-period temple art ⓘ
important monument of central Indian temple architecture ⓘ
dedicatedTo Surya ⓘ
district Chhatarpur district ⓘ
linked to: Chhatarpur
facingDirection east ⓘ
hasDeity Surya ⓘ
hasDepiction Surya riding a chariot with seven horses ⓘ
apsaras ⓘ
celestial beings ⓘ
erotic sculptures ⓘ
hunting scenes ⓘ
processional scenes ⓘ
hasFeature intricate carvings ⓘ
mandapa ⓘ
sanctum ⓘ
sculpted exterior walls ⓘ
shikhara ⓘ
surya chariot sculpture ⓘ
hasPlan hall (mandapa) with projections ⓘ
sanctum with circumambulatory path ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
knownFor iconography of Surya ⓘ
intricate sandstone carvings ⓘ
locatedIn Chhatarpur district ⓘ
linked to: Chhatarpur

India ⓘ
Khajuraho ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
materialUsed sandstone ⓘ
near Jagadambi Temple ⓘ
partOf Khajuraho Group of Monuments ⓘ
Western Group of Temples at Khajuraho ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
state Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
touristAttraction Khajuraho ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1986 ⓘ

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Khajuraho Group of Monuments → contains → Chitragupta Temple ⓘ
Western Group of Temples → contains → Chitragupta Temple ⓘ
Devi Jagadambi Temple → near → Chitragupta Temple ⓘ