Khajuraho Jain Group
Also known as: Eastern Group · Parshvanatha temple, Khajuraho
The eastern group at Khajuraho is Jain, built under the Chandelas in the tenth and eleventh centuries and part of the UNESCO World Heritage site. The Parshvanatha temple is the most complete of them and among the finest Chandela buildings of any faith; the Shantinatha temple remains in worship.
- Digambar
- Tradition
- Kala kshetra
- Kind of kshetra
- Khajuraho
- Nearest town
- Not listed
- Staying there
Why this place
The eastern group at Khajuraho is Jain, built under the Chandelas in the tenth and eleventh centuries and part of the UNESCO World Heritage site. The Parshvanatha temple is the most complete of them and among the finest Chandela buildings of any faith; the Shantinatha temple remains in worship.
Associated with
- Parshvanatha
- Adinath
- Shantinatha
Getting there
- By rail
- Khajuraho has a railway station.
- By air
- Khajuraho has an airport.
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Community-sourced contacts
From jaintirthkshetra.com, a community directory. These are not published by the trusts themselves, and most are the personal mobiles of named office-bearers rather than office lines — so please confirm before you travel, and be considerate about when you call.
Managing body, as the directory names it
Shri Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra Prabandh Committee, Khajuraho
Directory record: Shri Digambr Jain Atishay Kshetra Khajuraho At Post Khajuraho, Sub Dist- Rajnagar, District - Chattrapur, Madhya Pradesh 471606 · Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh · jaintirthkshetra.com · 2026-08-16
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The climb, and what to expect
The eastern group is a short distance from the famous western group and is far less crowded. Parts are an ASI-ticketed monument; the Shantinatha temple is a living temple with its own timings.
Sources
Every entry says where its facts came from. Community directories are often the only place a dharamshala or a landline is written down, so we keep them — and label them.
- UNESCO World Heritage — Khajuraho Group of MonumentsGovernment or ASI
- Wikipedia — Khajuraho Group of MonumentsWikipedia