Medieval period of India – Sculptured Temples of Khajuraho
Declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 1986.
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India’s most graphic example of erotic temple art and best example of:
- Architectural brilliance – One to best architectural monument of India
- Intricate carvings – this is fantastic for painting holiday
- Most famously – You can include this in your temple tour to India.
- Erotic sculptures – If you are Indian holiday, add this destination and enjoy India tour.
The Khajuraho Temples were built by the Chandella rulers between AD 900 and 1130 only 22 of the 85 original temples remain. The Kandariya Mahadeva 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, India.
Khajuraho extended over 21 sq. km and contained about 85 temples built by multiple rulers from about 950 to 1050. In the late 11th century the Chandela, in a period of chaos and decline, moved to hill forts elsewhere. Of the 85 original temples-most constructed of hard river sandstone-about 20 are still reasonably well preserved. Both internally and externally the temples are richly carved with excellent sculptures that are frequently sensual and, at times, sexually explicit. The temples are divided into three complexes-the western is the largest and best known, containing the magnificent Shaivite temple Kandariya Mahadev, a 31m high agglomeration of porches and turrets culminating in a spire. Modern Khajuraho is a small village, serving the tourist trade with hotels and an airport. Khajuraho’s name derives from the prevalence of khajur, or date palms, in the area.
