Chaturbhuj Temple is located to the south of Khajuraho, and is commonly known as Jatarika. The temple has a shallow porch, a little mandap surmounted by a peaked roof and a small square garbha griha above which rises a tall, slim shikhara. The outer walls of the temple are organized into three bands of sculpture and there are a number of unusual niche figures, including the consort of Narasimha, on the north side. The history of the temple goes back to 1100 AD. Yasovarman of the Chandela Dynasty built the temple at Khajuraho
Entering the temple one is overpowered by the ornamental doorway and the enormous image within the sanctum. Nowhere in khajuraho is there a more elegant statue of a deity. Some day the image is a form of combination of these two major Hindu deities, as Hari-Hara. The image is carved out of a single stone and stands 2.75 meters high.
This temple is one of its kind in the whole complex as it is the only shrine without any erotic carvings on the walls. Dedicated to the Hindu Lord Vishnu, the shrine houses a 9 feet tall idol in His Chaturbhuj form (with four arms). This is the reason why the temple has been named as the Chaturbhuj Temple
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