Question

The Kandariya Mahadev Temple located at Khajuraho was built by which of the following?
1. Vidhadhar
2. Dhangadev
3. Vijayapala
4. Jayavarman

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Dhangadev

The correct answer is Dhangadev.

• The Kandariya Mahadev Temple located at Khajuraho was built by Dhangadev. 

• Kandariya Mahadev Temple is basically a Shiva temple. Whose construction period is 999 AD.
• The temples are renowned for the architectural symbolism of their nagara-style and their erotic sculptures.
• The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu temples and Jain temples located in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
• Dhaṇgadeva was the king of the Chandela dynasty of India.
• He ruled in the Jejakabhukti region (Bundelkhand in present-day Madhya Pradesh).
• Dhangadev assumed the title of 'Maharajadhiraja'.

 

• During the reign of Vidhadhar, the Chandelas had conquered Kalchuri and Paramaras.
• The Chandelas were originally vassals of the Gurjara-Pratiharas. 
• A section of the Chandelas also referred to as the Chandela Dynasty, ruled most of central India's Bundelkhand region for long periods between the 10th and 13th centuries AD.
• Vijayapala ruled in the Jejakabhukti region (Bundelkhand).
• He was born to Vidyadhara, a Chandela king.
• There is no inscription from his reign available.
• He is mentioned in several Chandela inscriptions, but most of these contain only vague eulogies.
• Jayavarman, king of the Chandela dynasty, succeeded his father Sallakshana-Varman as the ruler of the Jejakabhukti region.
• He abdicated the throne in favor of his uncle Prithvi-Varman.