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Kandariya Mahadev Mandir
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
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Its meaning "the Great God of the Cave"
It is compared to a "cosmic design of a hexagon (a yantra) representing the 3 forms of Shiv ji.
It was built by the Chandela rulers.
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Its architecture is an assemblage of porches and towers which terminates in a shikhara or spire, a feature which was common from the 10th century onwards in the mandirs of Central bharat. It is founded on a massive plinth of 4 mtrs height. It is built in a steep mountain shape.pic.twitter.com/CD2WKMjikI
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It is characteristically built over a plan of 31 metres in length & 20 mtr in width with the main tower soaring to a height of 31 mtrs & is called the largest & grandest mandir of Khajuraho. It has richly decorated roofs which rise in a grand form terminating in the shikara.pic.twitter.com/cgaIqQH9Ph
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