Khajurāho Kandariya Mahādev

Hindu / Shaiva - Location: Khajuraho, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh (24.8527°N, 79.9223°E) Khajurāho temples (10th–11th c. CE, Chandela dynasty) are a UNESCO World Heritage site — 25 surviving temples of an original 85. The Kandariya Mahādev Temple (1025–1050 CE) is the largest and most elaborate — the 7.5-m marble liṅga + 872 sculptures on the exterior. Famous globally for erotic sculpture on the walls — only 10% of the sculpture is erotic, but these have drawn the most attention.