Khajuraho: Tour of Madhya Pradesh: Episode 20

In the world tourism, Delhi-Agra-Khajuraho-Varanasi circuit is one of the most sought after tourist attraction. In this attraction, Khajuraho is just after Agra. All these tourist places are connected by air routes. Kings of Chandela dynasty starting from Chandravarman created Khajuraho with huge numbers of temples. From 950 to 1050 AD, Chandelas created 85 temples of sandstone in Indo-Aryan architecture. All these temples were dedicated to Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma along with other gods and goddesses. Most of the temples were ruined. Only 22 temples could retain the glory. All these temples were made in Nagara style. The carved sandstone figures of Gods, Goddesses, common people with their dresses, hair style, poses are almost like real life, made in medieval India. Love is the main theme of these temples and its carvings. Two main groups of temples, namely Western and Eastern group of temples are most famous. The western group consists of Varaha temple, Lakshman temple, Chitragupta Temple, Devi Jagdamba Temple, Kandariya Mahadev Temple, and Matanageswara Temple.  The eastern group consists of Adinath Temple, Brahma Temple, Ghantai Temple, Hanuman Temple, Javari Temple, Parsvanath Temple and Vamana Temple.