Khajuraho

Anyo Route (English), Madhyapradesh, 08/02/2021 : Be sure to visit Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh to see some of the outstanding art and architecture. The Khajuraho temple complex in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh was built during the reign of the Chandella kings. Between 65 and 1050, a vast Khajuraho temple complex was built over an area of ​​about 20 square kilometers. There were a total of 75 temples. Now, of course, the Khajuraho temple complex covers an area of ​​only 6 sq km. At present there are only 25 temples.

Khajuraho falls within the Vindhya mountain range of central India. The name of the city is Khajuraho. At most, this city is home to 25,000 people. The Khajuraho Temple Complex is 6 km away from Khajuraho Railway Station. You can rent an auto rickshaw to get out. In that case, one night in Khajuraho is enough. Of course, if you look closely at all the temples is different!

Let's talk about history. The Khajuraho temple was built during the reign of the Chandella kings. They were the kings of Bundelkhand region. Construction of the Khajuraho Temple began in 1965. At that time Yashovardhana was the king of the Chandella dynasty. Sixty-four Yogini temples, Mahadev temples, Lakshan temples and Brambha temples were built during his time. The Bishwanath temple was built during the reign of King Dhanga. The Kandaria Mahadev Temple was built during the reign of King Vidyadhara, which still exists. Some more temples were built in the complex in the later decades of the 1050s. However, there are Jain temples as well as Hindu temples here. So people from both Hindu and Jain communities are seen visiting Khajuraho.

At the time the temple was built at Khajuraho, Hindu boys had to stay in the ashram, where they had to take lessons. At that time they had to observe Brahmacharya. Then at the end of the Ashram episode they had to enter domestic life. The young students of that era used to learn the lessons of this domestic and worldly life from the artefacts in the Khajuraho temple. In the temple of Khajuraho, the pattern of orgasm of men and women has come to light. This is how sex education was arranged in the old days. It is clear that even during that period, Chandella thought of sex education for young students

Khajuraho's popularity began to grow from the account of Chinese tourist Hiuen Tsang. He, however, stated in his account that the year of construction of Khajuraho was 741. At that time Khajuraho was inhabited by Hindu Brahmins and Buddhists, according to his account. Some information about Khajuraho is also found in the account of the Persian traveler Al Biruni in 1022. He was known to Sultan Mamud of Ghazni. Al-Biruni described Khajuraho as the capital of the Jahhutis. Sultan Mamud's eye fell on Khajuraho. When he went to attack Khajuraho, it was not successful in the end, as the then Chandella king saved Khajuraho by paying some ransom. Khajuraho was quite active in the late 11th century. However, in the 12th century, Sultan Qutb Uddin Aibak of Delhi attacked and defeated the Chandela dynasty. Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan tourist who came to India in his later years, also found some information about Khajuraho from his account.

The Khajuraho temple complex can be divided into three parts. East, West and South. Of these, only a few temples in the West Complex have audio messaging facilities. In that audio message, tourists are informed about the history of temples. This arrangement is only for the temples of the western group. There is also a light & sound show for tourists on the green lawn in the context of the Khajuraho temple. The exhibition is held every evening, first in English and then in Hindi. Every year in February, a festival is celebrated in Khajuraho called 'Khajuraho Festival'. This festival is basically a classical dance program. Famous and expensive artists of the country join …