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Khajuraho Temples
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Khajuraho Temple

Location: Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh , India

Significance: Khajuraho one of the four holy sites dedicated to the glory of Lord Shiva.

Built By: Chandella
Year of Construction: 1050
Timings: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fee: Rs. 40 per head for citizens of India, visitors of SAARC and BIMSTEC Countries. Rs. 600 per head for foreign nationals. Children up to 15 years do not require entry fee.

History of Khajuraho Temple

The Chandela rulers assembled the sanctuaries over a range of 100 years, a sanctuary being appointed by a lord each. The vast majority of the sanctuaries were worked by rulers Dhangadeva and Yashovarman. The sanctuaries were worked close Mahoba which used to be the seat of the Chandela realm. The sanctuaries were named after the date palm trees that used to be the doors of the premises some time ago. The Khajuraho Temples are significantly known for their sensual models and carvings however there are comparable figures at the Konark Sun sanctuary in Odisha. Curiously these figures have numerous hypotheses to their reality and depend on the Hindu iconography and are a piece of the center conviction framework which pivot around the four fundamentals of Hinduism: karma, dharma, kama, and moksha.

Architecture of Khajuraho Temple

The sanctuaries pursue the plan sensibilities of the Nagara-style engineering and are made out of sandstone and stone. Excepting the sanctuary of Chaturbhuja all sanctuaries are sun-confronting, a typical tasteful found in Hindu sanctuaries. The divinities of male and female gods display a codependence of the male and female power. The sanctuaries keep running on the essential mandala configuration involving a square and circles. The whole region is isolated into three zones consolidating to shape a pentagon. The three zones house the accompanying sanctuaries:

Western Group of Temples comprise of Kandariya Mahadeo sanctuary, Lakshmana sanctuary, Chausat Yogini sanctuary, Jagadambi sanctuary, Chitragupta sanctuary, Matangeshwara sanctuary, Vishwanath sanctuary and Varaha sanctuary.

Eastern Group of Temples contain Ghantai sanctuary, Parasvanath sanctuary, Adinath sanctuary, Brahma sanctuary, Hanumna sanctuary, Javari and Vamana sanctuary.

Southern Group of Temples incorporate Beejamandal sanctuary, Dulhadev sanctuary, Jatkari and Chaturbhuj sanctuary.

How to Reach Khajuraho Temple

Situated in the northern Madhya Pradesh, Khajuraho is renowned as the place where there is the Khajuraho sanctuary. It gets an immense number of vacationers consistently for this real vacation spot alone. Furthermore, it is a result of this reason Khajuraho is effectively available and has its own air terminal entirely close to the site. The most effortless approach to reach Khajuraho is by flight, the air terminal is just 2 minutes drive from the town. Else, you can take a transport from Chhatarpur. The town Khajuraho is 44 km from area Chattarpur, 281 km from Gwalior, 375 km from Bhopal, 565 km from Indore, 355 km from Ranchi. The nearest urban areas from Khajuraho are Harpalpur (94 km), Satna (117 km), Jhansi (175 km) and Jabalpur which is 258 km.

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