Khajuraho

Khajuraho is well knows and popularly explored as the Temple City of India lies in Madhya Pradesh. Khajuraho is very famous for its exotic and amazing carved temples in stone on the world stage.

There is a fine a legend behind these 10th-11th century temples that connects them to the origin of Chandela dynasty. The temple city Khajuraho oozes with passion, eroticism, dance and music and other perfection of creative arts depicted in sculpture and pictures of the temples. There are near about 85 temples were created in North Indian 'Nagara' style of architecture, and only 20 of them have survived the rough weather conditions over long years of time.

The two main distinctive groups of temples are the Western and Eastern group of temples and the attractive charm and marvelous beauty of the temples leaves a glimpse of exclusive structure and architecture in mind of a traveler and he feels this charm in every moment of his life so it makes Madhya Pradesh’s most popular tourist attraction.

Fast Facts

Location : In the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Best Buys : Curios and souvenirs
Fairs & Festivals : Khajuraho Dance Festival (February – March)
When to Visit : October to March
Climate : Khajuraho has extreme tropical climate with temperature as high as 47°C in summers and as low as 4°C in winters.

How to Reach
By Air: Well connected with the air as Khajuraho has daily domestic flights to and from Agra, Varanasi and Kathmandu
By Rail: Perfectly connected with the Railhead to the nearest railway stations to Khajuraho are Mahoba, Satna and Jhansi. All of these are perfectly connected to most of the major cities of India.
By Road: Well connected by the roads with all the major cities of India as Khajuraho has frequent bus services and good roads to and from the major cities of India.

Places to Visit:-
Temples of Khajuraho
Khajuraho that is well known as the temple city has got this pride due to his temples with its fabulous history, glorious culture and glory of its own. A traveller can realize the explicit erotic sculptures in the temples but now Only 22 temples have survived out of the original 85 temples. Many local persons also believe in the theory that, these erotic sculptures forms to be the visual representation of Kamasutra, art of sex or the relations between Shiva and Parvati, the holy and divine couple.

Ken Gharial Sanctuary
Ken Gharial Sanctuary is 24 km far apart from Khajuraho. One can feel the real beauty of wild animals especially famous for its crocodile view and so called the best place to see the crocodiles with long-snouts living in their natural dwelling. But with a warning it is guided to keep the distance.

Rajgarh Palace
This palace is situated is located 25 km far apart from Khajuraho, positioned at the foot of Maniyagarh hills. Rajgarh Palace was built by King Shatrujit Bundela and provides a enchanted look of the Bundela style of glorious architecture.

It is converted now in a heritage hotel with the museum located within the palace has a marvelous collection of numerous geological & cultural artifacts.

Kalinjar Fort Kalinjar Fort is 100 km far apart from Khajuraho, situated on the Vindhya ranges. The historical fort of Kalinjar has a rich glorious history.

The Kalinjar Fort is as old as the Gupta period and got succeed over the Chandela ruler Shri Yashovarman in the 10th century.

Ajaygarh Fort
This Fort is 80 km far apart from Khajuraho, positioned at a height of 688m. One can realize and explore the beauty of the fort with the fact that, this fort remained the capital of Chandelas during the mysterious times before their sovereignty ended.

Dhubela Museum
This Museum is 57 km far apart from Khajuraho, situated in an old fort on the way to Jhansi. Dhubela Museum is famous for holding the unique collection of Bundelkhandi artifacts and a myriad of sculptures of Shakti cult. It also has several other sections such as those on clothes, armory and paintings.

Raneh falls
This falls is 25 km far apart from Khajurao due to holding the popularity of being the lovely and colored rock formations on the River Ken. One can explore various seasonal waterfalls in the close by forested area, which make it a perfect picnic spot.