The biggest of the temples in the Madhya
Pradesh state of Khajuraho.
It is devoted to Shiva as "Skanda's Lord" at his
mani festival; Skanda is another deity who is regarded Shiva's son and the
leader of Shiva's army.
Between 1025 and 1050, monarchs of the Chandella dynasty
constructed the Kandariya Mahadev temple.
It was built near the close of the creative surge that gave
birth to all of the Khajuraho temples.
All of the temple's lower towers lead to and culminate in
one central tower immediately above the sanctuary, making it the best-developed
example of the Khajuraho branch of the Nagara architectural style.
The Kandariya Mahadev temple, like most of the temples in
Khajuraho, is covered with sensual sculpture, either as a sign of oneness with
the divine, or perhaps as a religious embrace of all aspects of human life.
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