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Nandi temple (Devanagari:नन्दी मंदिर) is dedicated to Nandi, the bull. Nandi or Nandin or Nandi Devar (Tamil: நந்தி Sanskrit: नंदी Devanagari:नन्दी,नंदी), is the name for the bull which serves as the mount (Sanskrit: vāhana) of Shiva and as the gate keeper of Shiva and Parvati, and in Hindu mythology. As a common architecture trend, temples of Shiva (and Parvati) display stone images of a seated Nandi facing Shiva. Following the trend, this temple is located opposite to one of Shiva Temple, The Vishvanath Temple.〔 This structure is one of the monument among Khajuraho Group of Monuments, a World Heritage Site in India. ==Location== The temple is located in the Western Group of Temple Complex Khajuraho. Inside the temple complex, it is located opposite to Vishvanath Temple.〔 Khajuraho is a small village in Chhatarpur District of Madhya Pradesh, India. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nandi Temple, Khajuraho India」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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