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KhajurÄho Kandariya MahÄdev
Kandariya MahÄdev ā the masterpiece of KhajurÄho
Kandariya MahÄdev ā the masterpiece of KhajurÄho
Hindu / Shaiva
KhajurÄho temples (10thā11th c. CE, Chandela dynasty) are a UNESCO World Heritage site ā 25 surviving temples of an original 85. The Kandariya MahÄdev Temple (1025ā1050 CE) is the largest and most elaborate ā the 7.5-m marble liį¹ ga + 872 sculptures on the exterior. Famous globally for erotic sculpture on the walls ā only 10% of the sculpture is erotic, but these have drawn the most attention. Temples represent all 4 puruį¹£Ärthas (dharma, artha, kÄma, mokį¹£a). Ancient Jain KhajurÄho temples also survive. Living worship continues at the Matangeswara temple.
India's sacred landscape embraces all faith-traditions ā Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Jewish, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk ā each with its own cosmology. This entry honors Hindu on its own terms.
