| Chaturbhuj Temple | |
| Map Type: | India Madhya Pradesh |
| Coordinates: | 24.8531°N 79.9194°W |
| Country: | India |
| State: | Madhya Pradesh |
| District: | Chattarpur, Khajuraho[1] |
| Location: | Khajuraho |
| Deity: | Vishnu |
| Temple Quantity: | 1 |
| Year Completed: | Date-able to C. E. 1100 A.D. |
| Creator: | Chandella Rulers |
Chaturbhuj Temple (Devanagari: चतुर्भुज मंदिर) is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu in Khajuraho, India in the village of Jatakari.[1] It is also known as Jatakari Temple (Devanagari: जटकारी).
The name Chaturbhuja (lit. "One who has four arms") is an epithet of Vishnu. The temple was built by Yasovarman of the Chandela Dynasty in c. 1100 CE.[1] [2] This is the only temple in Khajuraho which lacks erotic sculptures.[1]
As part of the Khajuraho Group of Monuments, the temple was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986 because of its architecture and testimony to the Chandela dynasty.[3]
The temple consists of a sanctum without ambulatory, vestibule,[1] mandapa[1] and an entrance porch.[1] The temple stands on a Modest (chabutara).
Around the wall, there are three bands[1] of sculptures (see also image of outer wall).
The main idol in the temple is of four-armed Vishnu (also seen in the image). It is 2.7 meters[1] in height.