Wonders of India - Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh

The Wonder of India - Khajuraho - Madhya Pradesh

                          One of the most popular destinations among who want to experience the rich cultural heritage of India, Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for their erotic sculpture. Khajuraho is a village situated in Madhya Pradesh, near Chhatarpur. Khajuraho, was known with the name of "Kharjuravahaka", which was derived from the Sanskrit word kharjur meaning date palm.

                      This beautiful temple is made up of sandstone, the actual hard stones were not used in its designing. The sandstones are held with the help mortise and tenon method with gravitational force. This form of construction should be done in a very precise manner so as to make it more stable. The megaliths stone which is weigh about 20 tons were use to build the pillar and architraves of the temple. This temple attracts the viewer with its unique state of architecture and the work done on its walls, pillars and roof. The construction of these Temples is made up in north Indian 'nagara' style. Thousand years old, these temples crosses over two centuries, in terms of architecture and sculpture.

                  Khajuraho is filled with of passion, eroticism, dance and music and other finesses of creative arts depicted in its sculpture and images of the temples. Khajuraho temples attribute to the unique glory and special character. A thousand years ago, 85 temples which were splendorous in its looks and are splendidly carved, under the generous and artistic Rajput kings of Central India, had came up at one place, near the Khajuraho village.

                       The 9th to 12th century temples of Khajuraho are the evidences of the architectural brilliance during the times of Chandela dynasty. These temples represent religiosity, patronage, artistic genius and aesthetic sensibility all at once. Khajuraho temples are much different from any other temple city of India. It is not about religious conviction, worshipping and divinity. The temples of Khajuraho are instead famous for the eroticism etched on its walls in the form of sculptures. Khajuraho group of temples situated in the Centre of India is one of the most famous manifestations of Indian architecture. Over 20 of the original 85 temples had witness thousand of years despite being lost into obscurity they are still holding their identity from centuries.