Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Kandariya Mahadeva temple:

1. The Kandariya Mahadeva temple is dedicated to Shiva.
2. The image of the chief deity was kept in the garbhagriha.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Notes: The Kandariya Mahadeva temple is indeed dedicated to Shiva, and its chief deity's image was housed in the main shrine or garbhagriha. Constructed during the Chandela dynasty, only the royal family and priests could enter the garbhagriha, which served as the core space for ritual worship within the ornately sculpted temple complex at Khajuraho.