The Jain temples at Khajuraho, the capital city of Chandellas who ruled the area known as Bundelkhand (9th-13th centuries), were built between the late 9th and early 12th centuries with renovations as late as the 19th century. Originally without an enclosure wall, these were lofty edifices on a high platform with an open promenade and ambulatory around the temple. All elements are connected internally and externally and include a small hall followed by another hall with columns, a vestibule and a sanctum. Over an ornate platform, the walls of the temples rise with horizontal bands of carvings topped by a roof consisting of a series of graded peaks. The tallest peak is curvilinear and rises above the sanctum while the towers over the other halls are pyramidal and shorter in elevation. The interiors and exteriors are full of exquisite sculptural details. Only two amongst the early temples, the Parshvanatha and Adinatha temples have been preserved but it is the Shantinatha temple in the group that is still in use today.