Southern Group of Temples

Southern Group of Temples comprises of Dulah Deo Temple and the Chaturbhuja Temple.

Dulah Deo Temple, built between 1100 AD and 1150A D, is dedicated to Lord Shiva and the sanctum enshrines a shivlingam. There is also an image of Shiva on the lintel of the entrance to the garbh griha. Dulah Deo Temple is a fully evolved temple, having dimensions of 69 ft. by 40 ft (21 m by 12 m). The Dulah Deo Temple is marked by well-developed architectural features complete with ardhamanadap, the maha mandapa, the mandapa, the antarala and the garbha griha with no circumambulatory passage. The ceiling of the maha mandap is a series of diminishing circles of overlapping stones. The superstructure of the temple has been constructed in the traditional style, where several subsidiary shikhars cluster around the central shikhara.

The Chaturbhuja Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and it houses a 3-m-high statue of Vishnu in chaturbhuja (four-armed) form. The temple was built in 1100 A.D. it is one of the well-known temples of Khajuraho. It is located about 3km from the village, close to the Eastern Group of temples. The architectural features of the temple a shikhara, a square sanctum, an antarala, the mahamandapa and an ardhmandapa. The Chaturbhuja temple is the only temple in Khajuraho, which lacks erotic sculptures, typical of most other Khajuraho temples.