[4] Orchha is accessible by air from Gwalior airport which is 119 kilometres (74 mi) away; regular flights operate from Delhi and Bhopal.

[5] The temple was constructed by the Bundela Rajputs of the kingdom of Orchha during the reign of Mughal emperor Akbar.

[6] Its construction was begun by Madhukar Shah[7] and completed by his son, Vir Singh Deo[8] in the 16th century.

When she came back from Ayodhya with the image of Rama, initially she kept the idol in her palace, called Rani Mahal, as the Chaturbhuj Temple was still under construction.

[10] The Chaturbhuj temple has tall spires in the shape of pine cones built atop a high platform of 4.5 metres (15 ft) height.

The overall height of the temple is 105 metres (344 ft) high and its layout is compared to that of a Basilica and planned to resemble the four arms of Vishnu for whom it was built.

The temple faces east and is located on an axis with the nearby Ram Mandir, which is inside Orchha Fort complex.