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Ardhamandapa of the Khajuraho Kandariya Mahadeva Temple Plan of Kandariya Mahadeva temple. In Hindu temple architecture, Ardhamandapa (lit. half-open hall), also spelled artha mandapam or ardh mandapam, is an important element of the entrance group. It is an entrance porch forming a transitional area between the outside and a mandapa of the ...
Temples layout map of Khajuraho Group of Monuments: Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is in the western group. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is located in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh in Central India. [2] It is in the Khajuraho village, and the temple complex is spread over an area of 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi). [1]
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments are a group of Hindu and Jain temples in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India. They are about 175 kilometres (109 mi) southeast of Jhansi , 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Khajwa , 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Rajnagar , and 49 kilometres (30 mi) from district headquarter Chhatarpur .
It has entrance porch [1] (ardh-mandapa), Mandapa, [1] Maha-Mandapa, [1] Antarala and Garbhagriha. Unlike other temples in Khajuraho, its sanctum is Pancharatha on plan (top-view). Its shikhara is clustered with minor urushringas (refer images of temple top i.e. shikhara).
The temple is located on the bank of the Khodar River in the southern group of the Khajuraho Group of temples in Khajuraho village in an area spread over 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi). It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) away from the Khajuraho village close to the Jain enclosure. [8] [1] The approach road is rough. [9]
[1] [2]: 22 This is the only temple in Khajuraho which lacks erotic sculptures. [ 1 ] As part of the Khajuraho Group of Monuments , the temple was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986 because of its architecture and testimony to the Chandela dynasty.
Khajuraho (pronunciation ⓘ) is a city, near Chhatarpur in Chhatarpur district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. One of the most popular tourist destinations in India , Khajuraho has the country's largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples , famous for their erotic sculptures .
The Javari Temple in Khajuraho, India, is a Hindu temple, which forms part of the Khajuraho Group of Monuments, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [2] It was built between c. 975 and 1100 A.D. [1] The temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva. [1] The main idol of the temple is broken and headless(see image). [3]