Answer» 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.
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