Ghantai temple
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| Ghantai temple | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| District | Chhatarpur |
| Deity | Rishabhanatha |
| Location | |
| Location | Khajuraho |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Country | India |
  Location in Madhya Pradesh, India  Ghantai temple (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 24°50′46″N 79°56′00″E / 24.8461485°N 79.9333487°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 10th century CE |
| Official name: Khajuraho Group of Monuments | |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(iii) |
| Designated | 1986 (session) |
| Reference no. | 240 |
The Ghantai temple, also known as the Ghanti temple, is a ruined Digambara Jain temple in the Khajuraho town of Madhya Pradesh, India. Similar in style to the Parshvanatha temple, it was dedicated to the Jain tirthankara Rishabhanatha (also known as Adinatha). This temple is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other temples in Khajuraho Group of Monuments.[1]
The construction of the Ghantai temple can be dated to approximately 995 CE,[2] during the reign of the Chandela king Dhanga.[3] It is similar to the Parshvanatha temple, but has a much larger scale, which indicates that it was constructed after the Parshvanatha temple.[4]
When Alexander Cunningham surveyed the temple ruins in the 19th century, he assumed it to be a Buddhist shrine because of a Buddha statue found near the site. However, later studies have established it to be a Jain temple.[5]
The temple has been classified as a Monument of National Importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.[6]
