Kadwaha Shiva-II Temple, Madhya Pradesh

Address

Kadwaha Shiva-II Temple Kadwaya, Ashoknagar district Madhya Pradesh 473335

Diety

Shiva

Introduction

Kadwaha is a small village located in Ashoknagar district of Madhya Pradesh. It was a very important Shavite center during the eighth-ninth century CE as it is supposedly believed that the foundations of the Mattamayura Shaivite sect were laid here only. There are fifteen temples in sandstone construction at Kadwaha. All the temples are under protection of ASI (Archaeological Survey of India).

Puranic Significance

This temple is located in the same complex as of the Shiva temple. It is a rare temple where we see two back-to-back sanctums, one facing east and the other facing west. A similar temple with back to back sanctums is also seen at Khajuraho. The temple is dedicated to Shiva who is present in the center of the sanctum door lintel. Among the statues we find, Shiva, Ganesha, Sapta-matrikas, Parvati etc.