Khajuraho

Khajuraho is a historical city in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. It is regarded as one of the most famous tourist destination that lures people from all over the country.

Especially known for the appealing temples and the architectural as well as sculptural sheerness, Khajuraho is rightly called as the symbol of the medieval heritage. The Khajuraho Group of Monuments in Khajuraho comprises of temples that belongs to the religious belief of Hindus and Jains.

In Khajuraho, taxis, buses and autos are available easily. There are a number of moderately priced hotels in the town.
 

Khajuraho Attractions

	Kandariya Mahadeva Temple The Temple, meaning "the Great God of the Cave", is the largest and most ornate Hindu temple in the medieval temple group found at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh.
	Lakshmana Temple It is situated in the temple complex in the small village Khajuraho in Chattarpur District of Madhya Pradesh. This is the second highest amongst all the temples in this complex.
	Chaturbhuj Temple This temple is one of the temples in the southern chain of the Khajuraho Monuments. This was built during the reign of the Chandelas during the 11th century. The name is so derived from ‘chaturbhuj’, which means ‘one with four arms’.
	Chitragupta Temple Chitragupta is a Hindu God who is assigned with the work of keeping records of all the activities of human beings on Earth. He is the one who decides our destinies and whether we will go to heaven or hell after our death according to our good or bad deeds in life.
	Varaha Temple Varaha is depicted as an animal or a combination of half human and half beast in all art forms. In the more popular form, it is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu with a head of a boar on a human body, having four arms.
	Viswanath Temple This is another form of the developed Khajuraho style of architecture. This is a member of the whole Khajuraho Group of Monuments which is a protected site by the Archeological Survey of India. This was built in the very early 11th century by the Chandela ruler, Dhanga.
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