🛕 Varaha Temple, Khajuraho

India · Asia · 24.85°N, 79.92°E

The Varaha Temple at Khajuraho enshrines a colossal monolithic image of Varaha, the boar avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. This temple depicts Varaha as a purely animal form. The temple is located in the Western Group of Temple Complex Khajuraho Group of Monuments, a World Heritage Site inscribed by UNESCO in 1986 because of its outstanding architecture and testimony to the Chandela dynasty. Khajuraho is a small village in Chattarpur District of Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Country	India
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	24.85°N, 79.92°E · view on map

Varaha Temple, Khajuraho is located in India, in Asia.

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