Background: Jagadambi Temple; foreground: ruins of a Shiva temple

The foreground temple is almost completely destroyed, its sanctum is completely gone. However, there is enough left to know that that temple was dedicated to Shiva.

Sardula in temple ruins

The remnants of the temple house another sardula, the lion symbol of the Chandela Dynasty that built this complex.

View of the Jagadambi Temple Shikara

This temple was originally dedicated to Vishnu. Now, however, its sanctum contains the figure of either Paravati, consort of Shiva, painted black, or of Kali, goddess of destruction, (there is dispute which). "Jagadambi" is the local name for Kali.

Figures on elevation of Jagadambi Temple

Female figure applying eye-makeup on the left, amorous couple on the right.

Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi

Amorous couple

The female figure on the right has particularly large earrings.

Three-striped palm-squirrel

There were several squirrels clambering over the temples.

Palm Squirrel

Closeup of a damaged mithuna couple

If you can force your eyes to look at the top of the picture, notice the more elaborate hairstyle of the female figure.

A god on the left, mithuna on the right

Images of Vishnu, interspersed with mithuna and figures

A selection of typical themes

Here there are gods (among them Vishnu), vyalas, mithuna couples, and other figures.

Vyala flanked by gods

Please contact me if you can identify the gods depicted here.

Figures and mithuna from Jagadambi Temple