Khajuraho is a sleepy village in Madhya Pradesh, India. Travel to this rustic hamlet i.e. a cultural treasure house.
Tours to Khajuraho was a bustling art center in the days of Chandela rule in these parts.
In fact Khajuraho's main claim to fame is the fact that it is a repository of temples that brim with sculptural wealth 10 percent of which express worldly human desires with unmatched skill.
Historians believe that the temples of Khajuraho were constructed in between the years 950 A.D. and 1050 A.D.
The site of the annual Khajuraho Dance Festival, these temples celebrate life, art and culture.
Located at a distance of 590 kilometers from Delhi, Khajuraho has been declared as a World Heritage Site.
History
Tours to Khajuraho lies on a piece of land that was a part of the ancient 'Vatsa desh' that came to be known as 'jejakabhukti' in the medieval ages and later became a part of the Bundelkhand territory.
The temples of Khajuraho are India's unique gift to the world, representing, as they do, a paean to life, to love, to joy, perfect in execution and sublime in expression. Life, in every form and mood, has been captured in stone, testifying not only to the craftsman's artistry but also to the extraordinary breadth of vision of the Chandela Rajputs under whose rule the temples were conceived and constructed.
The Khajuraho Tours temples were built in the short span of a hundred yeas, from 950-1050 AD, in a truly inspired burst of creativity. Of the 85 original temples, 22 have survived till today to constitute one of world's great artistic winders.
The temples lay forgotten for many centuries, covered by the encroaching forests, victim to the ravages of the elements. Re-discovered only in this century, restored and cleaned, the temples of Khajuraho once again testify to a past glory.
Tourist Attractions
The most important tourist attractions in Khajuraho Tours, Madhya Pradesh are of course the Chandela temples that have been categorized into the Eastern Group of Temples, Western Group of Temples and the Southern Group of Temples.
Explore the Chausat Yogini Temple, Lakshmana Temple, Kandariya Mahadeo Temple, Devi Jagdamba Temple, Parsvanath Temple, Brahma Temple, Chaturbhuja Temple and the Duladeo Temple.
The other interesting tourist attractions located in and around Khajuraho are Pandava Waterfall, Dhubela Museum, Ranguan Lake, Benisagar Lake and the Ajaygarh Fort.
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