11 KhajurahoS

MP Tour

Khajuraho is a World Heritage Site. It was once the capital of Chandela kingdom. The Chandelas built these temples in a creative century between 950 to 1050 AD, in a remote location; which perhaps helped it survive the Muslim onslaught. This page covers the temples and sculptures of the Southern Group of Temples.

13th December 2005 : Afternoon

I reached the southern group around 1:30 pm and visited the Duladeo temple first and then Chaturbhuja.

Duladeo Sculptures

Duladeo

Duldeo Temple - a Nirandhara temple dedicated to Siva

Duladeo Images

3m high statute of Vishnu .... at the Chaturbhuja temple

Entrance decoration .... at Chaturbhuja Vishnu temple

Duladeo

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Chaturbhuja

Chaturbhuja Temple

After seeing Chaturbhuja at 3:30pm I could not find my car keys. And was locked out! I had to borrow a bicycle from a villager, and ride it shakily back to my hotel to get a duplicate set of car keys! Later found the original set of keys also inside the car. So by the time I left Chaturbhuj it was 4:00pm.

Went to Cyber Cafe in the market and burnt a CD of all my pictures for a backup.

Went back to my hotel by 5:30pm and planned tomorrow's departure to Orchaa.

Chaturbhuja