Khajuraho was, for many centuries, a small obscure village in central India; in 1838 a British army engineer, captain T S Burt, visited the area and rediscovered an extraordinary group of temples built between the 10th and 12th centuries. Khajuraho is situated in Madhya Pradesh, south of the gangetic plain and north of the rising Deccan plateau. The expansive landscape of the state is cradled by the Vindhya and Satpura hill ranges and watered by large rivers, the Narmada and Chambal.

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Eastern Group of Temples, Khajuraho

 

Eastern Group Temples, Khajuraho

 

The Eastern group of temples can be further sub divided into two groups. The first group is located in a walled enclosure having Jain temples. The second group is scattered in the village of Khajuraho itself. These temples can also be seen on your way to the Southern Group of temples. Not all the temples are Jain temples. Three of them are Hindu temples which shows the religious tolerance of the people of those days. For instance, the Vamana temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vamana but it has Buddha's statue too. The artists of Khajuraho apparently enjoyed creating so many female bodies with ornaments. There is another temple named Brahma temple, made entirely of granite and sandstone, it is dated as one of the earliest shrines. Its general outline makes it distinct even different from the normal run of the Khajuraho temples. It was originally dedicated to Shiva but the idol in the shrine was miscalled Brahma and the name has stuck. The Jain temples are located south of the above group. The most beautiful among them is the Ghantai. Its open colonaded structure is known for its classicism and details of the pillars.

 
 
 
 

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