{"id":2675,"date":"2016-04-13T10:15:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T04:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=2675"},"modified":"2016-04-13T10:15:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T04:45:25","slug":"khajuraho-temples-of-love-madhya-pradesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/khajuraho-temples-of-love-madhya-pradesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Khajuraho Temples of Love Madhya Pradesh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Khajuraho<\/strong> a small town in Madhya Pradesh State<\/strong> once use to be the cultural capital of Chandela Rajputs<\/strong> of Central India from the 10 to 12 centenary , the world famous temples also the UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong>, were built during 950 AD to 1150 AD by the Chandela artisans .<\/strong>
\nThere is a airport in Khajuraho<\/strong> one can reach here by Air from Delhi and Varanasi , There is a overnight train from Delhi , One can also reach here by taking trains \u00a0from Delhi , Agra, Bhopal , Mumbai, Nagpur, Bangalore , Hyderabad , Trivandrum to Jhansi and then a three hours road journey to Khajuraho on way one can visit the Orcha<\/strong> famous for Ram Raja Temple<\/strong> and wall and roof paintings at Orcha Fort<\/strong> .
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\nOriginally 85 such temples were built<\/strong> spread over in a 20 sq. km area but now only 25 temples are in good shape<\/strong> , after the decline of Chandelas<\/strong> the local villagers maintained the temples , with time the dense forest cover and weather took the toll and outside world even forgot these temples , in 19 Centenary these temples came in the notice of British Officers but it came on a world tourist map with the<\/strong> efforts of Mr. Shyam Sunder Poddar<\/strong> who visited this place \u00a0and his \u00a0fore sight saw the importance of this place , he built a hotel which started receiving guests \u00a0in 1969 and then Indian Airlines started the first flight from 15 Feb 1969 , his son Mr. Kanti Poddar trained the local people how to deal with the Foreigners<\/strong> , today Khajuraho is a the most visited site after the Taj Mahal in India .
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Lakshmana Temple , Khajuraho<\/p><\/div>
\nPeople wonder how and what was the purpose these temples were built , the legend is , the Hem Raj the Raj Purohit ( Royal Priest) of \u00a0King of Benaras had a beautiful daughter name Hemvati<\/strong> , once she was bathing in the river at a full moon night when The Moon fell in love with her and came down Hemvati got embraced by Moon and got pregnant<\/strong> , she asked the Moon that how she will face the world as she was\u00a0\u00a0not married , The Moon told her that she will have a brave son<\/strong> and she should leave this place and move to\u00a0Khajuravatika \u00a0the\u00a0Garden of Dates<\/strong> , son who was named\u00a0Chandravarma<\/strong>
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State Emblem of Chandela Rajputs , Khajuraho<\/p><\/div>
\nThe boy was talented , brave and sharp , at \u00a0the age of 16 he killed his first Tiger. He was made the king \u00a0and his progeny, called Chandel’s<\/strong> .\u00a0They are regarded to be Chandravanshi<\/strong> \u00a0i.e., the descendants of Soma (Sanskrit literal meaning: moon<\/strong>).
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Kandharia Mahadev Temple Khajuraho<\/p><\/div>
\nAfter some time \u00a0Mohoba<\/strong> and then Kalinjar<\/strong> became the Political capital<\/strong> and Khajuraho remained as cultural capital .<\/strong>
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Vastu , Geometry, Archetecure and Art at one place Temples of Khajuraho<\/p><\/div>
\nThe Khajuraho temples were built over a span of 200 years, from 950AD to 1150AD<\/strong> .\u00a0\u00a0Khajuraho has no forts because the Chandel Kings never lived in their cultural capital<\/strong>.
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One of the Erotic art plate on Temple Outer Wall , Khajuraho<\/p><\/div>
\nThe erotic sculptures were crafted by Chandela artisans.\u00a0\u00a0Today, the temples serve as fine examples of Indian architectural styles<\/strong> that have gained popularity due to their explicit depiction of sexual life during medieval times.<\/strong>
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