Duladeo Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

Duladeo Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

Duladeo Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Khajuraho town in Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh, India. The temple is also called as Kunwar Math and notable for being the latest temple of Khajuraho. This temple is considered as part of the southern group at Khajuraho. This temple is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other temples in Khajuraho Group of Monuments. The temple is located at about 1 Km to the south west of the cluster of Jain Temples, near the Khudar rivulet.

Legends

As per legend, once, a marriage party was passing through this temple. The bridegroom suddenly fell down and died. He became a divine spirit called as Dulhadeva. Hence, the temple came to be called as Duladeo temple.

History

The temple is believed to have been built around 1130 CE during the reign of Chandela King Madanavarman. It is the last of the temples built during the Chandela period. There is no inscription in the temple except the word Vasala, probably the name of sculptor is repeated several times on the walls and other parts of the temple.

The Temple

For brief details, please refer below link;

https://hindutemples-india.blogspot.com/2021/03/duladeo-temple-khajuraho-temple.html

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 1.5 Kms from Khajuraho Bus Stand, 6 Kms from Khajuraho Airport, 7 Kms from Rajnagar, 9 Kms from Khajuraho Railway Station, 12 Kms from Bamitha, 41 Kms from Chhatarpur, 47 Kms from Panna and 379 Kms from Bhopal. Khajuraho is situated on Bamitha to Rajnagar route. Khajuraho railway station connects the town by a daily train to Delhi via Mahoba, Jhansi and Gwalior. It provides a daily train connecting to Agra, Jaipur, Bhopal and Udaipur. A local daily train also connects to Kanpur, whilst Varanasi is connected three times a week. Khajuraho Airport has flights to Delhi, Agra, Varanasi and Mumbai.

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