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Kandariya
Mahadeo :
The largest, most typical Khajuraho temple, it soars 31 m high.
Dedicated to shiva, the sanctum sanctorum enshrines a lingam. The
main shrine is exquisitely carved and features, in delicate detail,
gods, goddesses, celestial maidens and lovers. Particularly noteworthy
are the entrance arch, the ceilings and pillars of the interior
compartments.
Chaunsat Yogini :
The only granite temple and the earliest surviving shrine of the
group (900 A.D.), it is dedicated to Kali. Only 35 of the orginal
65 shrines remain. Another Kali temple (originally dedicated to
Vishnu) is the Devi Jagdambe Temple.
Chitragupta Temple :
A three- headed image of Brahma is enshrined in this temple. The
approach is equally impressive, with lions flanking the northern
and elephants the southern steps that lead up to it. A Nandi bull
faces the shrine.
Lakshamana
Temple : The
lintel over the entrance of this beautiful Vaishnavite temple shows
the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva with Lakshmi, Vishnu's idol
of Vishnu's incarnations, Narasimha and Varaha. This boar incarnation
also appears in a nine-feet high statue at the Varaha Temple.
Matangeswara Temple :
Still a living place of worship, the temple is dedicated to shiva,
has an eight feet high lingam, and is outside the precincts of the
Western Group.
The
lintel over the entrance of this beautiful Vaishnavite temple shows
the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva with Lakshmi, Vishnu's idol
of Vishnu's incarnations, Narasimha and Varaha. This boar incarnation
also appears in a nine-feet high statue at the Varaha Temple.
