Which of the following places is famously known as the Khajuraho of Rajasthan ?

Concept

Several heritage sites across India carry popular epithets such as "the Khajuraho of X," given when a temple complex's sculptural style — particularly finely carved surfaces or figural/decorative panels — draws comparison with the Chandela-era temples at Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh). Such nicknames usually attach to one specific, widely recognised site rather than to every ornately carved temple cluster in a region.

Application

In Rajasthan, the temple cluster at Kiradu (Barmer district), built mainly under the Paramara dynasty during the 11th-12th century CE, is popularly known as the "Khajuraho of Rajasthan" because of its intricately carved shikharas and sculptural panels, whose ornamental and figural style is compared to that of Khajuraho. RSSB's official Patwar 2025 Shift-1 answer key marks Kiradu as the correct response to this exact question, and independent heritage/travel coverage (for example, The Times of India) also describes Kiradu using this same epithet.

Cross-check: why the other places are not the answer

• Abhaneri (Dausa district) is chiefly known for the Chand Baori stepwell and the adjoining Harshat Mata Temple — a stepwell/water-architecture tradition, not the sculptural style referenced by the Khajuraho comparison.

• Badoli, near Rawatbhata in Chittorgarh district, has an 8th-10th century Shaivite temple group, but standard references do not attach the "Khajuraho of Rajasthan" title to it.

• Dilwara, on Mount Abu in Sirohi district, is renowned specifically for Jain white-marble carving — a distinct craft tradition from the sandstone figural style associated with Khajuraho.

Result: Kiradu is the place popularly termed the "Khajuraho of Rajasthan."