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Temples of Khajuraho
By: Sanjog Kumar |
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| Khajuraho is the architectural land famous across the globe for its stone sculptured temples. |
Khajuraho is a small hamlet located in Chhatarpur District of Madhya Pradesh State. It is the land of architectural delight where tourists can see fantasy sculptured in stone. Temples in Khajuraho are renowned across the world for its sculptured erotic saga, which says that without abstinence one can’t get enlighten. Though there are several interpretations on these sculptures but the abstinence from desire is the foremost one.
The attractions of Khajuraho Tour centered in its temples because they are richly carved with excellent sculptures based on sensual and erotic aspects of human life. Out of the 85 original temples only 20 are left, which is also an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Some of the popular temples in Khajuraho are:
Khajuraho temples can be classifieds into three groups based on their locations such as the Western Group of Temples, the Southern Group of Temples and the Eastern Group of Temples. Among all the three groups, the Western Group is most visited and famous one because of well-preserved temples. This group has basically a Hindu temple. The largest of them is Kandhariya Mahadev. This temple is followed by a granite temple of Chaunsath Yogini. The Chitragupta Temple is dedicated to the Sun God while the Vishwanath Temple is known its three-headed image of Brahma.
The Eastern Group is famous for two historic Jain temples the Adinath and Parsvanath Temple. The Adinath temple is famous for its sculpted figures of Jain Tirthankar Adinath while the Parsvanath is renowned for its sculptures and intricate decorations with inscriptions from Jain's mythology. The Vamana and the Javari Temples are famous for the sculptured beauty of celestial nymphs in various sensuous poses.
Chaturbhuja devoted to the massive and carved image of lord Vishnu, and the Duladeo dedicated to Lord Shiva are the other two most popular temples of the Southern Group. These temples are known across the globe for its sculptured design and decorations. |
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