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Temples
of Khajuraho
Khajuraho is a small town at
district of Chhatarpur in MP, India.
Archeological wonders rediscovered have made
this town famous in the whole World. The
temples dedicated to Hindu deities depict
Kama Sutra on many of their walls. The
temples were built by the Chandela dynasty
in medieval Hindu era in 10th and 11th
century AD.
With passage of history
Khajuraho temples were lost to modern
civilization. They were rediscovered during
the British Rule in 19th century.
By this time the temples had lost much of
their sheen and glory and were found to be
desecrated by the Mughals.
The temples exhibit sexual imagery of
humans, animals and angels intertwined in
various erotic poses. They are thought to be
learning grounds for young princes awaiting
adulthood. All the erotic carvings on stones
are in the outside walls far away from the
deities. Not all temples contain these
carvings.
Most
visited Temples:
Hemvati Temple
Kalinjar Temple
Chausath Yogini Complex
Beejamandal Temple
Lalgun Mahadeva Temple
Kandariya Mahadeva
Matangeshwar Temple
Lakshmann Temples
Vishvanaath Temple
Devi Jagadambi Temple
Chitragupta Temple Vamana Temple
Chaturbhuja
Temple
Approach
Khajuraho is 45 kilometers from Panna
National Park. It is very well connected by
Air with New Delhi and other metros in
India. By rail it is linked with Jhansi
which is 175 kms while lot of buses ply in
between. Another ail and road route is Satna
town which is 117 kms. Khajuraho to
Bandhavgarh National Park is two hours ride. |
