sentences:  The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple,one of the best examples of temples preserved from the medieval period in India, is the largest of the western group of temples in the Khajuraho complex which was built by the Chandela rulers.Shiva is the chief deity in the temple deified in the sanctum sanctorum.The Kandariya Mahadeva temple was built during the reign of Vidyadhara (r. c. 1003-1035 CE).