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Kandariya Mahadeva Temple

The largest and greatest temple at Khajuraho, with about 870 carved figures on a 30 m tower.

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Price
Included with the Western Group
Time Needed
45 minutes
Address
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Western Group, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh 471606Directions
Getting There
Inside the Western Group.

Why Go

Its soaring towers, built around 1030, look like a mountain range, as they're meant to represent Mount Kailash.

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