Khajuraho

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The Heart of India is Madhya Pradesh, and the hearth of Madhya Pradesh is Khajuraho.  Khajuraho is an example of rich cultural heritage of India. One of the top tourist destination famous for its sculptures, temples and architecture. The realistic sculptures of the temples are famous world wide. These temples were built during the Chandela Empire.  Most of the temples depict the lifestyle of a woman in medieval age. They represent life in 11th century. These temples were constructed in between 950 – 1050 A.D. The name Khajuraho came from the tree “Khajur” (the date palm tree) which is found in good number in this region.

Archeological Survey of India has ranked Khajuraho temples as the best preserved monuments of antiquity.Few temples in Khajuraho are dedicated to Jain pantheon and the rest to Hindu deities – to God’s Trio, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and various Devi forms, such as the Devi Jagadambi.The temples are built of sandstone in different shades of buff, pink and pale yellow.The divine sculptures in Khajuraho temples are a tribute to Life itself.The images of Goddesses and Gods sculpted on the temple walls represent the many manifestations of the divine Shakti and Shiva, the female and male principles, the Yin and the Yang.It is wrongly believed that Khajuraho temples are filled with erotic sculpture. Erotic scenes represent a relatively small part of the carvings, but sensuous eroticism prevails in all the sculptures.The inside of the temple has rooms that are inter-connected and placed in an East/West line. Each contains an entrance, a hall, a vestibule and a sanctum. Windows have been added to the larger temples, probably to add a feeling of space and light.

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