Similar in style to the Parshvanatha temple, it was dedicated to the Jain tirthankara Rishabhanatha (also known as Adinatha).

[1] The construction of the Ghantai temple can be dated to approximately 995 CE,[2] during the reign of the Chandela king Dhanga.

[4] When Alexander Cunningham surveyed the temple ruins in the 19th century, he assumed it to be a Buddhist shrine because of a Buddha statue found near the site.

The architrave on the doorway features carvings of six auspicious symbols said to have been dreamt by Mahavira's pregnant mother.

[4] A large sculpture, now located at the Khajuraho museum, was found at the Ghantai temple ruins.