The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (Devanagari: कंदारिया महादेव मंदिर, Kandāriyā Mahādeva Mandir), meaning "the Great God of the Cave", is the largest and most...

over six square kilometres (2.3 sq mi). Of the surviving temples, the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is decorated with a profusion of sculptures with intricate...

architectural style is similar to that of the older Lakshmana Temple and the newer Kandariya Mahadeva Temple. It features several sculptures of various deities,...

Jatashankar, Pachmarhi Kal Bhairav Temple, Ujjain Kandariya Mahadeva Temple Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho Khajrana Ganesh Temple, Indore Khajuraho Group of...

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple in Khajuraho Brahmeswara Temple in Bhubaneswar Jagdish Temple in Udaipur Lakshmana Temple in Khajuraho Lingaraja Temple in...

commissioned the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple. The Chandela art and architecture reached its zenith during this period. The Lakshmana Temple (c. 930–950 CE)...

of Shiva. These are similar to the carvings of the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, except that this temple does not have erotic scenes carved. The lingam is...

the southern wall of the Kandariya Mahadeva temple in Khajuraho. One of the women is caressing another. At the Lakshmana temple in Khajuraho (954 CE), a...

Sharda Temple, Maihar). It is said to be a replica of the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple temple of Khajuraho; however, it is built of white marble and adorned...

canonic architecture are religious. Indian architecture: The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India), c. 1030 Chinese architecture:...

CE. Konark Sun Temple at Konark, Orissa, built by Narasimhadeva I (1238–1264 CE) of the Eastern Ganga dynasty. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple in the Khajuraho...

(Mesopotamian); the Temple of Isis from Philae (Ancient Egyptian); the Maison Carrée (Greco-Roman); the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (Indian); the Hall of...

Temple of the temples in Mahabalipuram, 700–728 CE The ruins of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple at the Khajuraho Temple Complex...

Hindu temples like Chennakesava Temple at Belur, the Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu, and the Kesava Temple at Somanathapura, Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur...

Many of the temples in the famous Khajuraho Group of Monuments have sekhari towers, though others do not. On the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple there are 84...

Vidyadhara commissioned the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple at Khajuraho. Epigraphic inscriptions on a pilaster of the mandapa in the temple mentions a king called...

(the center of the temple), under the main spire, serves as a focal point (darsana, a sight) in a Hindu temple. In larger temples, the central space typically...

Florence Baptistry in Florence, Italy is founded in 1059. The Kandariya Mahadeva temple in India is built in 1050. St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy...

heritage is ancient and chequered. Innumerable monuments, exquisitely carved temples, stupas, forts and palaces on hilltops, raise in the visitors mind visions...

upgraded in 12th century Mehrangarh Fort Jodhpur India 118 36 1459 Kandariya Mahadeva Temple Khajuraho India 117 35.7 1030 Includes height for jagati also...

styles and traditions, the best-known include the many varieties of Hindu temple architecture and Indo-Islamic architecture, especially Rajput architecture...

Site Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho Bateshwar temple complex, Padavli, Morena Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitavli, Morena Sahasra Bahu Temples, Gwalior...

Yonghe Temple of Beijing,  China  India The Taj Mahal of Agra, Uttar Pradesh The Great Stupa of Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple of Khajuraho...

c. 11th century; bronze; height: 96 cm; Musée Guimet (Paris) Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (Khajuraho, India), c.1030 Durga killing the buffalo demon; c...

gatehouses of Hindu temples such as the Virupaksha Temple at Hampi built in the seventh century, and others such as the Kandariya Mahadev Temple at Khajuraho...

sculptures (and those in the Jagadambi temple) can be dated after the Vishvanatha sculptures and before the Kandariya Mahadeva sculptures. Exterior sculptures...

can be seen in temples of the Hoysalas. This feature is seen in temples such as the temples of Khajuraho. It is often not seen in temples enclosed by walls...

as eight-armed. Examples of these exist in Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho; Siddhanatha Mahadeva Temple, Sandera, Gujarat and Jhalawar Museum. A ten-armed...

In Hindu temple architecture, Ardhamandapa (lit. half-open hall), also spelled artha mandapam or ardh mandapam, is an important element of the entrance...

in 1063). 1027 – Adinath Temple and Shantinatha temple are built in Khajuraho, Chandela kingdom. 1029 – Kandariya Mahadeva is built in Khajuraho, Chandela...