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UNESCO-listed temple complex renowned for intricate stone carvings and historical architecture. Includes a sound and light show and is ideal for photography at sunrise or sunset.
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  • Pavithra S
    Bengaluru, India26 contributions
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    Today I want to review my experience in Khajuraho. It’s an offbeat place for many but I must say this is a beautiful city with old temples divided into western eastern and southern temples main one being western temples. Hiring a guide is most important. I dashed into a very good driver named Salim who was with us for all the 5 days of our journey starting from picking up to dropping us to airport and we also covered Raneh, pandav falls, Panna national park, orcha and dubeli. So make sure you also ask the driver to arrange a guide who is a must in Khajuraho temples to explain the details in the carvings.
    Guide that we got was Shyam Lal. His presence of mind and interest to do his work at his best is what I loved about. He is just amazing. Also we took a very experienced photographer Nizamuddin who clicks photos till the last minute. Omg. I had a great time at Khajuraho. Thanks to these 3 trio. Driver guide and photographer. Mentioning the mobile numbers as well below. So you can call them directly.
    Shyam Lal 98938 24186
    Nizamuddin 6260-922408
    Salim driver 9981157340
    Written 13 December 2024
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  • Vikas Singh
    Ghaziabad, India4,299 contributions
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    This Shiva temple, enshrining a linga, is the largest and the loftiest, monument of Khajuraho, measuring about 30.5m each in length and height and 20 m. in width, excluding the platform. Strikingly similar to the Visvanatha, it is much more magnificent, and its mature plan and design, its grand dimensions and symmetrical proportions, its superb sculptural embellishment and architectural elaboration-all mark it out at the most evolved and finished achievement of the central Indian building-style and one of the sublimes creations of Indian architecture. Decorated with graded series of smaller replicas of itself, totalling eighty-four, the grand sikhara of the Kandariya is a lofty pile, unified in theme and design. Like the other full developed temples of Khajuraho, this temple consists on plan entrance-porch, mandapa, maha-mandapa with lateral transepts. vestibule and sanctum o enclosed by an ambulatory with transepts on the sides and the rear. It presents each constituent element of the plan and elevation on a grand scale with considerable elaboration of design and ornamentation. Of all the Khajuraho temples, it has the loftiest basement with numerous elegantly ornamented mouldings, which include two rows of processional friezes. The largest number of sculptures of alluring beauty appears on the three bands of its wall. The interior of the Kandariya temple is largely similar in design to that of the developed local temples, but is more spacious and gorgeous and is replete with a lavish wealth of carvings and sculptures. The temple assignable to the eleventh century A.D., was most probably built by the Chaulleka king Vidyadhara. (Information from ASI)
    Written 1 December 2024
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  • Vikas Singh
    Ghaziabad, India4,299 contributions
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    This temple dedicated to Vaishnava worship is a sandhara temple of the panchayatan, (five shrined) variety and is the earliest and best preserved of the evolved temples with entrance-porch, mandapa, maha-mandapa with transepts, vestibule and sanctum with an ambulatory and three transepts. This is the only temple which preserves intact all the subsidiary shrines and the jagati (platform) with its mouldings and friezes. It still displays the largest number of the fine apsaras brackets, which form a notable feature of the interior decoration of the Khajuraho temples. The sanctum doorway is of seven sakhas (vertical panels), the central one being decorated with various incarnations of Vishnu. The lintel depicts Lakshmi at the center. The jangha (wall) of the sanctum proper is decorated with two rows of sculptures of which the upper one is carved with interesting scenes from the Krishna legend, including the subjugation of the serpent Kaliya, the elephant Kuvalayapida and the wrestlers Chanura and Sala and the Killing of Putana, etc. The sanctum enshrines a three-headed and four-armed image of Vishnu as Vaikuntha with a human central head and the side-heads of boar and lion. An inscribed slab, dated in A.D. 953-54 in the reign of Dhanga, which was originally excavated at the base of the temple, says that king Yasovarman died in circa 954, the temple appears to have been built between 930 and 950, which fits in well with its architectural and sculptural peculiarities. (Information from ASI)
    Written 27 November 2024
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  • Vikas Singh
    Ghaziabad, India4,299 contributions
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    The Jagadambi temple, so called after the image of Parvati now enshrined in the sanctum was originally dedicated to Vishnu, as indicated by the prominence given to Vishnu on the sanctum-doorway. The temple stands on a lofty platform. The square ceiling of its maha-mandapa hall is much simpler than the octagonal ceiling of the Chitragupta temple, which thus appears to be relatively more ornate and evolved and therefore slightly later in datethan this temple. The sculptural embellishment of the Jagadambi is as rich as that of the best temples of Khajuraho. It is datable to circa A.D.1000-25 Century. (Information from ASI)
    Written 1 December 2024
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  • Ashok Aggarwal
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    We went to the store upon recommendation and we were not disappointed. The staff were very friendly and helpful who went out of their way to accommodate us. When they didn’t have the right ready made garments, they offered to custom make for us and had them ready for the following morning ! We ended up ordering other made to measure garments for delivery to Delhi. Great service! We would highly recommend them.
    Written 19 November 2024
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  • Vikas Singh
    Ghaziabad, India4,299 contributions
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    The Parsvanatha temple, originally dedicated to the first Tirthankara, is one of the finest monuments of Khajuraho and the largest among the local Jaina temples. It is oblong on plan with axial projections on the two ends; the projection on the east or front constitutes the entrance-porch, while that on the west comprises a shrine attached to the back of the sanctum. Although it is a sandhara temple, the transepts with the balconied windows, which are so characteristic of the developed Khajuraho style, are absent. The outer wall is solid and is embellished with three bands of graceful sculptures. The entrance-porch shows an ornate ceiling of coffered design with pendants, the central one being exquisitely embellished with chain and floral patterns, terminating is a pair of intertwined flying vidyadhara figures. The interior consists of a sanctum enclosed by ambulatory a vestibule and maha-mandapa provided with a doorway. The door-lintel of the maha-mandapa represents in the center a ten-armed image of yakshi Chakresvari riding on Garuda, while that of the sanctum shows Jinas. Despite its Jaina affilation, the Parsvanatha temple bears a significant kinship to the Lakshmana in displaying among its sculptures a predominance of Vaishnava themes which include Parasurama, Balarama with Revati, group of Rama, Sita and Hanuman and the Yamalarjuna episode of the Krishna-legend. The sculptures of this temple also approximate those of the Lakshmana in voluminous modeling, proportion and poise. This temple bears some of the loveliest surasundari figures. It is datable to circa A.D. 960. (Information from ASI)
    Written 15 December 2024
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  • Vikas Singh
    Ghaziabad, India4,299 contributions
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    This is the farthest temple situated about 3 km. South of Khajuraho and 600 m south-west of the Jatkari village. It is a nirandhara temple of modest size similar to the Javari, and consists on the plan of a sanctum carrying a simple sikhara of heavy proportions, vestibule, mandapa and porch. The temple shows some notable features. This is the only developed local temple which lacks erotic sculptures. Although the temple is girdled round by the three usual bands of sculptures, all figures, except those of the vidyadharas in the top row, are stereotyped. The large (2.7 m high) image of four-armed enshrined in the sanctum, however is remarkable for its expression of transcendental clam and basis. The consort of Narasimha, figured in the northern niche of the sanctum façade, is also noteworthy. The temple anticipates the Duladeo in many features of plastic style and ornaments and is datable to circa 1100. (Information from ASI)
    Written 25 November 2024
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  • Rahul Mishra
    New Delhi, India183 contributions
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    The grand Neelkanth temple in Kalinjar Fort, along with the huge Gajantak Shiva statue, as well as many stone sculpted statues are the main attractions.Their history has been told from the Gupta period to the Chandela period.
    Take a time of at least 3 hours and take food and water with you as it is not available in the grand fort complex.
    Written 7 March 2022
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  • Vikas Singh
    Ghaziabad, India4,299 contributions
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    The Visvantha temple, enshrining a Siva-linga, is among the finest temples, of Khajuraho with all the elements of the developed temple-type, viz. entrance-porch, mandapa, maha-mandapa with transepts, vestibule and sanctum enclosed by an ambulatory with transepts on the sides and the rear. Like the Lakshmana temple, it was a temple of the panchayatana variety, but of the four subsidiaries only two survive— in the north-east and south-west corners. Architecturally this temple comes midway between the Lakshmana and the Kandariya-Mahadeva and its importance lies in the fact that it anticipates the Kandariya, which marks the culmination of the central Indian building-style. Three sculptural bands of equal size on the facades of the jangha (wall) and the representation on the basement niches of the seven Mothers with Ganesa on one end and Virabhadra on the other are peculiar to this as well as the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple at Khajuraho. Even the sikharas of the two temples are essentially similar in design, though that of Visvanatha is appreciable simpler, showing fewer minor sikharas. This temple has indeed the most proportionate sculptures with admirable poise and balance, which include figures of sura-sundaris and couples, erotic or otherwise. A long foundation inscription fixed in this temple states that two Sivalingas, one of stone and the other of emerald (after which the temple in named Marakatesara) was enshrined in this temple, built by the Chandelle king Dhanga in A.D. 999. (Information from ASI)
    Written 28 November 2024
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  • Vikas Singh
    Ghaziabad, India4,299 contributions
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    The Adinath temple, dedicated to Jina Adinatha is smaller and simpler than the Parsvanatha temple and is located immediately to its north. It is a nirandhara temple of which only the sanctum and vestibule have survived. In the elegance of plan and design it resembles the Vamana temple. In fact, the only noteworthy difference between them lies in the decoration of the top row of the outer wall, which in the case of the Vamana shows diamonds in niches but represents here a spirited band of flying vidyadhara, also found on the Javari, Chaturbhuja and Duladeo temples. As its sikhara is not as squat and heavy as that of the Vamana but shows better proportions, it appears to be slightly more evolved and somewhat later in date than the Vamana. This is also attested by its sculptural style. This temple is girdled round by three bands of elegant sculptures including charming sura-sundaris. The principal niches of the outer facades contain images of Jaina yakshis. The roof of the vestibule deserves particulars notice for its elegant design and decoration. The temple is assignable to the late eleventh century A.D. (Information from ASI)
    Written 15 December 2024
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  • AmulAwasthy
    Pune, India4,081 contributions
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    This temple is nearby to western group of temples and the only temple in khajuraho where worshipping is allowed.

    Huge 9 Feet tall shivling is there and You are allowed to go inside the Sanctum.
    Written 18 April 2022
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  • Apoorva R
    Thane, India26 contributions
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    The museum is very well maintained.. it has small tribal huts depicting tribal culture , their lifestyle etc.. the huts are covered with beautiful tribal paintings of gond and bhil adivasi styles ..there is a beautiful galleries depicting tribal paintings covering tribal lifestyle, festivals , rituals and various traditional customs .. great place to visit ..
    Written 9 November 2024
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