Category:Lakshmi Temple Khajuraho

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<nowiki>معبد لاكشمى; ලක්ෂ්මි දේවාලය, ඛජුරාහෝ; temple de Lakshmi; Lakshmi Temple, Khajuraho; ভারতের একটি হিন্দু মন্দির; temple hindouiste situé à Khajurâho dans l'état du Madhya Pradesh, en Inde; ଭାରତର ଏକ ହିନ୍ଦୁ ମନ୍ଦିର; A 10th-century Garuda shrine in Khajuraho; معبد هندوسي في منطقة شهاتربور، الهند; Garuda mandir, Khajuraho; Laxmi mandir, Khajuraho</nowiki>
Lakshmi Temple, Khajuraho 
A 10th-century Garuda shrine in Khajuraho
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LocationChhatarpur district, Sagar division, Madhya Pradesh, India
Map24° 51′ 07.7″ N, 79° 55′ 20″ E
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The mid-10th century small shrine that stands in front of the Lakshmana temple for Vishnu is now called the Lakshmi temple. The name is a misnomer, because the shrine was originally for Garuda – the vahana of Vishnu. In Vishnu temples all over India, either a Garuda stambha or Garuda shrine faces the sanctum (in a manner similar to Nandi with Shiva temples). Inside the Lakshmi shrine is an image of ruined Brahmani, placed here in the modern era. The temple has a small mandapa and sanctum. It is plain, typical of shrines for a vahana. The sanctum's lalitabimba is for Garuda with Vishnu.

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