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Khajuraho (pronunciation ⓘ) is a city, near Chhatarpur in Chhatarpur district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. One of the most popular tourist destinations in India , Khajuraho has the country's largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples , famous for their erotic sculptures .
The Khajuraho Group of Monuments are a group of Hindu and Jain temples in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, India. They are about 175 kilometres (109 mi) southeast of Jhansi , 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Khajwa , 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Rajnagar , and 49 kilometres (30 mi) from district headquarter Chhatarpur .
English: Khajuraho India, Kandariya Mahadev Temple, Vishnu Sculpture. This sculpture is located on the outer wall of Kandariya Mahadev Temple(Khajuraho India). The sculpture has four arms. One right arms carries Mace, One Left arm carries Shankha. Chakra is also depicted.
Khajuraho Group of Monuments: Madhya Pradesh: 1986 240; i, iii (cultural) This site comprises 23 temples, both Hindu and Jain, that were built in the 10th and 11th centuries, during the Chandela dynasty. The temples are built in the Nagara style. They are richly decorated with stone carvings and sculptures that depict sacred and secular motifs ...
A number of Jain temples from that period have survived in this part of Khajuraho in various states of preservation. Many Jain inscriptions from the Chandela period can be seen at Khajuraho. [ 2 ] All the Jain temples are now enclosed within a modern compound wall constructed in the 19th century, with the exception of the Ghantai temple, when ...
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