kandariya mahadeva temple, kandariya mahadev

Kandariya mahadeva temple. The temple built between circa 1025-1050 AD is the largest and the loftiest monument of khajuraho dedigated to lord siva. It consists of an entrance porch (ardha mandapa), mandapa, maha mandapa antarala (vestibule) and garbhagriha (sanctum). The sanctum is enclosed in a pradakshinapatha (ambulatory passage).