is about 620 kilometres southeast of New Delhi( the capital city of India). One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, there are many hindu, jain temple in madhya pradesh. famous for their erotic sculpture. The
Khajuraho group of monuments has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is considered to be one of the "seven wonders" of India.
The name Khajuraho, ancient "
Kharjuravahaka", is derived from the Sanskrit word
kharjur meaning
date palm.
In the twenty-seventh century of Kali yuga the Mlechcha invaders started attacking North India theres are some Bargujar Rajputs moved towards east to central India, they ruled over North-Eastern region of Rajasthan called Dhundhar and were referred to as
Dhundhela in ancient times, for the region they governed. Political capital of Chandelas was
Kalinjar. The Khajuraho temples were built over a span of 200 years, from 950 to 1150. The Chandela capital was moved to Mahoba after this time, but Khajuraho continued to flourish for some time. Khajuraho has no forts because the Chandel Kings never lived in their cultural capital.
Khajuraho History.