Javari Temple, Khajuraho, Hindu temple in Eastern Khajuraho, India.

Javari Temple is a Hindu temple in the eastern group of Khajuraho, in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It consists of a main sanctuary, a vestibule, a gathering hall, and an entrance pavilion, with three horizontal bands of carved figures covering most of its outer surface.

The Hindi Wikipedia article dates the Javari Temple to between 950 and 975 CE, placing it after the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple and between the Adinath and Chaturbhuja temples, based on its architecture and sculpture. The English article gives a wider range of about 975 to 1100 CE. Its plan, with a narrow shikhara and an ornate makara torana, differs from other temples of the Khajuraho group.

The sanctum doorway carries sculptures of the nine planets (nava-graha) above it, with Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva beside them. On the lower row of the wall, deities stand in niches framed by round half-columns crowned with diamonds and covered by arch canopies. The goddesses wear two-stringed girdles and their hair is not arranged in the dhamilla style.

The temple sits in the eastern part of Khajuraho and can be reached on foot from the main group of temples. Early morning or late afternoon light makes the carved figures on the walls much easier to read, so plan your visit around those hours if possible.

The entrance is framed by a Makara Torana arch, a decorative gateway formed by two mythical sea creatures, which is absent from many of the other temples at Khajuraho. Inside, the main Vishnu statue has lost its head, yet it continues to be treated as an object of worship.