![]() The main idol of Vishnu of the temple is broken and headless. The entrance gate of sanctum has sculptures depicting navagraha on the top. Along with navagraha sculptures, sculpture of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are also seen The temple has two bands of sculpture on the outer wall. The elaborate gateway of the Javari Temple in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh is one of its characteristic features. The various sculptures on the walls of the temples depict men and women in various postures. The interior of the Javari Temple, Khajuraho is also covered with exquisite sculptures. It is a small but well-proportioned nirandhara temple, consisting of a sanctum, vestibule mandapa and portico. It is remarkable as much for its ornate makara-torana as for the slender and soaring outline of its sikhara. Temple shows two significant architectural features. The dainty roof over the porch grows to meet the pyramidal mandap roof and this leads the eye to the shikhara above the sanctum. The temple consists of a long porch entered through a nice stone toran. The makara toran has four decorated loops crowned by a kirtimukha. The mandap is small. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |