Mahadeva Temple

Mahadeva, a small, partly ruined temple on the same platform as Kandariya-Mahadev Temple and Devi Jagadamba Temple, is dedicated to Shiva, who is carved on the lintel of its doorway. It houses one of Khajuraho’s finest sculptures – a sardula (mythical beast that's part lion, part other animal – possibly human) engaged in a mutual caress with a kneeling woman.

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