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SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 44

SSC CHSL - 10th July 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q44

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The famous Kandariya temple is located at _________.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

 The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Khajuraho.

The famous Kandariya temple is located at Khajuraho.

Kandariya temple:

 

  • The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, meaning "the Great God of the Cave", is the largest and most ornate Hindu temple in the medieval temple group found at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • It is considered one of the best examples of temples preserved from the medieval period in India.
  • Khajuraho was formerly the religious capital of the Chandela Rajputs, and Kandariya Mahadeva was constructed about 1017-1029 by King Ganda, one of their greatest figures.
  • The temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva, the Supreme God within Shaivism, one of the three most important sects in Hinduism.