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Standing next to the Lakshmana Temple, this temple is not within
the fenced enclosure because it is still in everyday use, unlike
all the other old Khajuraho temples. It may be the plainest temple
here (suggesting that it was one of the first built) but inside it
sports a polished lingam, 2.5m high.This
temple, which happens to be outside the precincts of the western
group, is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It boasts of an eight feet high
lingam. It is still a place of worship. South of this temple is
the open air Archaeological Museum, which has a beautiful
displayed collection of statues and friezes collected from the
area : the remains of long vanished temples
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temple is still a living places of worship. It is dedicated
to Shiva. This temple has an Eight-feet-high lingam and is outside
the precincts of the Western Group. Early
in the morning, flower-sellers do a brisk trade in garlands for
the statue of Ganesh outside. People drape them round the
elephant-headed statue, say a prayer and as they walk away the
sellers whip the flowers off to resell!
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