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Parshvanatha temple, Khajuraho
| Parshvanatha temple | |
|---|---|
_(8638423582).jpg) Parshvanatha temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| District | Chhatarpur |
| Deity | Parshvanatha |
| Location | |
| Location | Khajuraho |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Country | India |
  Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Parshvanatha temple, Khajuraho (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 24°50′41″N 79°56′12″E / 24.8448503°N 79.9365747°E |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Dhanga |
| Date established | 950–970 CE |
| Official name: Khajuraho Group of Monuments | |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(iii) |
| Designated | 1986 (session) |
| Reference no. | 240 |
Parshvanatha temple (IAST: Pārśvanātha Mandir) is a 10th-century Jain temple at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is now dedicated to Parshvanatha, although it was probably built as an Adinatha shrine during the Chandela period. Despite the temple's Jain affiliation, its exterior walls feature Vaishnavaite themes. The entrance has an inscription with a most-perfect magic square. It is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other temples in the Khajuraho Group of Monuments, because of its outstanding art, architecture, and testimony of the Chandela period.[1]
- ^ "Khajuraho Group of Monuments". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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