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Description: | Photograph of Chaturbhuja Temple with the Matangesvara Temple in the foreground at Khajuraho, taken by David Joseph Beglar in 1871-72. The Chaturbhuja Temple dates from the early 12th century of the Chandella period. The towered sanctuary raised on a plain terrace is preceded by a double porch. The Matangeshvara Temple dates back to the early 10th century. The step on the front east are a later addition. There are balconies projecting from the walls of the sanctuary and the superstructure conists of horizontal layers crowned by different amalakas. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Hindu Temples Temples Sacred Architecture Architecture | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Beglar, Joseph David | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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