Vishvanath Temple

• The Vishvanath Temple is on a terrace to the east of the Chitragupta and Devi Jagdamba temples. 
• Two staircases lead up to it, the northern flanked by a pair of lions and the southern by a pair of elephants. 
• The Vishvanath probably preceded the Kandariya, but here two of the original corner shrines remain. 
• On the outer wall of the corridor surrounding the cells is an impressive image of Brahma, the three-headed Lord of Creation, and his consort, Saraswati. 
• On every wall the form of woman dominates, portrayed in all her daily 10th-century occupations: writing a letter, holding her baby, studying her reflection in a mirror, applying makeup, or playing music. 
• The nymphs of paradise are voluptuous and provocative, and the erotic scenes, robust. An inscription states that the temple was built by Chandela King Dhanga e in 1002. 
• Facing the main temple, a simpler shrine, the Nandi Temple, houses a monolithic statue of Shiva’s mount, the massive and richly harnessed sacred bull Nandi. 
• ED The small and heavily rebuilt Parvati Temple, near Vishvanath, was originally dedicated to Vishnu. The present icon is that of the goddess Ganga standing on her mount, the crocodile.