FACT AND FIGURES :
| Location : |
385 Miles Southeast Of Delhi, Madhya
Pradesh. |
| Best Season : |
September to March. |
| State : |
Madhya Pradesh. |
| Language : |
English and Hindi. |
INTRODUCTION :
The temples of Khajuraho are India's unique gift to the world,
representing, as they do, a paean to life, to love, to joy, perfect in
execution and sublime in expression. Life, in every form and mood, has
been captured in stone, testifying not only to the craftsman's artistry
but also to the extraordinary breadth of vision of the Chandela Rajputs
under whose rule the temples were conceived and constructed,
The Khajuraho temples were built in the short span of a hundred yeas, from
950-1050 AD, in a truly inspired burst of creativity. Of the 85 original
temples, 22 have survived till today to constitute one of world's great
artistic winders.
The temples lay forgotten for many centuries, covered by the encroaching
forests, victim to the ravages of the elements. Re-discovered only in this
century, restored and cleaned, the temples of Khajuraho once again testify
to a past glory. |