Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Khajuraho Temples,Khajuraho Temple,Temple in Khajuraho

khajuraho Temples,Temples In Khajoraho,Khajuraho Temple,Kahjuraho


Khajuraho Temple, Khajuraho is a village in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District, about 385 miles (620 kilometres) southeast of Delhi, the capital city of India.

The Khajuraho group of monuments has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The city was once the original capital of the Chandela Rajputs, a Hindu dynasty that ruled this part of India from the 10th to the 12th centuries.
The Khajuraho temples were built over a span of a hundred years, from 950 to 1050.
there were 85 temples, of which only 22 still exist.

Khajuraho is located at 24.85° N 79.93° E. It has an average elevation of 283 metres.
The Khajuraho temples, constructed with spiral superstructures.
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, and various Devi forms, such as the Devi Jagadambi temple.

The Khajuraho temples do not contain sexual or erotic art inside the temple or near the deities; however, some external carvings bear erotic art.
While the sexual nature of these carvings have caused the site to be referred to as the Kamasutra temple.

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