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Matangeshvara temple

Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India
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The Matangeshvara temple is a Shiva temple inside the Khajuraho city of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is positioned the diverse Western agency of temples. Among the Chandela-technology monuments of Khajuraho, it's miles the most effective Hindu temple that is still actively used for worship. The Archaeological Survey of India assigns the Matangeshvara temple to 900-925 CE, as it has a definite layout now not like the later temples of Khajuraho. However, scholar Rana P. B. Singh assigned it to approximately 1000 CE. The temple has been categorised as a Monument of National Importance via the ASI.

According to a mythological account, a sage named Matanga manifested in shape of a lingam, and managed the god of love. His hermitages have been located at Khajuraho, Kedarnath, Varanasi and Gaya. These in the meanwhile are the websites of four Matangeshvara temples. Another account states that the temple is referred to as after an factor of Shiva who controlled the god of love. The Matangeshvara temple is a larger-scale model of the Brahma temple in terms of plan and format.

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