The ancient monuments and architechture of Khajuraho!

Khajuraho, situated in the district of Chhatarpur is an has an interesting ancient history associated with it. People from all over the country and even from around the globe come to this place to visit and embrace the beauty of the temples and the architecture engraved in it.

Khajuraho also has railway and airport if you want to directly arrive at this location via Delhi. The Khajuraho temples were built by the Chandelas in 1050 AD, and the temples show a sheer art and thoughts of the kings during the ancient times. This place is also a UNESCO world heritage which is why it attracts so many tourists. There’s a large campus on which all the monuments are built. In all the inscriptions of the temples, you will find the goals of life and the most interesting of which are the sculptures showing various sex positions carved out in the stone of monuments.

Famous for the erotic sculptures, sexual themes which is one of the major attractions of Khajuraho shows the different forms of sexual art and positions in the form of carved statues of kings surrounded by queens in their leisure time. But a disclaimer before you get all excited - Only 10% of the carved out statues are related to eroticism, rest of them are all the ancient art of Hindus and Jains which is also a treat for your eyes to look at. You need to watch intentionally if you are searching for those sculptures on the temple monuments. The campus is massive and spacious where you can sit and rest while visiting and there’s also a canteen inside the campus for you to have your quick snacks and meal too.

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The ornately decorated Khajuraho temples look amazing and your photos of them are just as amazing @aakash_1 . I can understand why people from all the world would visit and not just to see that 10% of erotic sculptures lol. Do you know how many tourists visit this place annually? Aye there entry fees?

Amazing place. I wish to visit it someday. Thank you for sharing