KHAJURAHO TEMPLE

KHAJURAHO TEMPLE

In the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district are a collection of Hindu and Jain temples known as the Khajuraho Group of Monuments. They are roughly 175 kilometres southeast of Jhansi, 10 kilometres from Azad Nagar Khajwa, 9 kilometres from Rajnagar, and 49 kilometres from Chhatarpur, the district’s administrative centre. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, they are.The temples are renowned for their architectural symbolism in the nagara style and a few sexual sculptures.

The Chandela dynasty constructed the majority of the Khajuraho temples between 885 and 1000 CE.[4][5] According to historical accounts, the 20 square kilometre Khajuraho temple complex contained 85 temples by the 12th century. Only roughly 25 of these temples—scattered over a six-kilometer area—have survived. The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is the most lavishly embellished of the remaining temples.