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KHAJURAHO
THE TEMPLES OF KHAJURAHO ARE DIVIDED INTO THREE
GEOGRAPHICAL GROUPS.
III. WESTERN,
IV. EASTERN, AND
V. SOUTHERN GROUPS.
WESTERN GROUP OF TEMPLES
CHAUSATH YOGINI TEMPLE – KANDARIYA MAHADEO TEMPLE –
DEVI JAGDAMBA TEMPLE – CHITRAGUPTA TEMPLE –
VISHWANATH TEMPLE – PARVATI TEMPLE – LAKSHMANA
TEMPLE – MATANGESHWARA TEMPLE.
EASTERN GROUP OF TEMPLES
BRAHMA TEMPLE – VAMANA TEMPLE – PARSVANATH TEMPLE –
GHANTAI TEMPLE.
SOUTHERN GROUP OF TEMPLES
DULHADEO TEMPLE – CHATURBHUJ TEMPLE –
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEAM.
KHAJURAHO DERIVES ITS NAME FROM THE KHAJUR TREE (THE
DATE PALM TREE) FOUND IN ABUNDANCE IN THE AREA.
THE TEMPLES ARE SUPERB EXAMPLES OF INDO-ARYEN
ARCHITECTURE, BUILT IN THE SHORT SPAN OF A HUNDRED
YEARS,UNDER THE GENEROUS AND ARTISTIC PATRONAGE OF THE
CHANDELA RAJPUT KINGS OF CENTRAL INDIA IN A TRULY
INSPIRED BURST OF CREATIVITY.
IN THE TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE OF INDIA, THE KHAJURAHO
COMPLEX REMAINS UNIQUE. KHAJURAHO IS LOCATED IN THE
FORESTED PLAINS OF MADHYA PRADESH.
KHAJURAHO
CITY MAP
Kandariya mahadeo
HISTORY OF INDO - ARYAN STYLE
TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE