jain enclosure
Between them the fruit, Khajuraho where once abundant in the area (and the area got its name)
THIS LARGEST AND BEST PRESERVED AMONGST THE OLD JAINA TEMPLES OF KHAJURAHO HAS INDIVIDUAL FEATURES OF PLAN AND DESIGN. THE TEMPLE EVEN THOUGH OF SANDHARA ARCHITECTURE IS NOT HAVING THE COMPLIMENTARY BALCONIED WINDOWS, WIHCH ALBEIT IS PARTIALLY MADE UP BY THE LATTICED WINDOWS. ANOTHER FEATURE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THE SHRINE ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF SANCTUM. IN OTHER ASPECTS THE TEMPLE SHARES THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EVOLVED KHAJURAHO STYLE INCLUDING THE EXQUISITE FINISH AND GRACE OF THE SCULPTURES. THIS TEMPLE WAS BUILT DURING THE MIDDLE OF 10 CENTURY A.D.
HIS JAINA TEMPLE KNOWN AFTER THE ENSHRINED IMAGE OF ADINATHA. ORIGINAllY ENCOMPASSED ALL THE BASIC MEMBERS OF A NIRANDHARA TEMPLE INCLUDING MANDAPA AND THE ARDHAMANDAPA, WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN COMPLETELY LOST. THE TEMPLE WITH ITS EXTANT INTACT PORTION OF GARBHAGRIHA AND ANTARALA AND THE MODERN TIME PLASTEREO MASONRY OF ARCHED DOORWAY5 AND DOMICAL CEILLNGS IS INCONGRUOUS WITH THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE. CONCEIVED AS A SAPTRATHA TEMPLE. BOTH IN PLAN AND ELEVATION IT BEARS CLOSEST KINSHIP WITH THE VAMANA TEMPLE, HOWEVER, THIS TEMPLE IS MORE EVOLVED AS OBSERVED FROM THE ELEGANCE OF THE SIKHARA AND DECORATION IN JANGHA, COMPARED TO THOSE OF VAMANA. THIS TEMPLE, ON STYLISTIC CONSIDERATIONS IS UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE BEEN BUILT IN THE LATER PART OF IIth CENTURY A.D
