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A Peek into the Visitor’s Guide to Khajuraho
Khajuraho, which is located in the northern region of Madhya Pradesh, is a city well-known for its temples and monuments. Khajuraho has something to appeal to all kinds of tourists. So whether you are a lover of art and sculpture, a lover of wildlife and nature or simply a devout devotee, Khajuraho is the place to be. This temple town was the capital of the Chandela dynasty, whose rulers claimed to have descended from the moon (Chand in Hindi means moon).The rulers of this royal family of Rajputs built 85 temples during their reign (950AD to 1150AD).However today only 22 temples remain. The visitor’s guide to Khajuraho will give you a listing of the famous temples.
The temples are categorized into three distinct groups-Western, Eastern and Southern. The Kandariya Mahadev temple,Chausat yogini temple,Chitragupta temple ,Vishwanath temple,Lakshmana temple and Matangeshwara temple are the temples that fall under the Western group of temples.A beautiful ‘Light and Sound’ (Son-et-Lumiere) show is presented after sunset in these temples everyday.As the visitor’s guide to Khajuraho will tell you these shows have tickets priced at Rs 90(Indians) and Rs 300(foreigners).The Eastern group of temples include the three Jain temples namely, Parshvanath ,Ghantai and Adinath and three Hindu temples namely Brahma,Vamana and Javari. There are only two temples in the South namely Dulhadev and Chhatrabhuj.
Khajuraho also has the only working Diamond mines in the country which is also the largest in Asia. Besides this there are two national parks -Bandhavgarh National Park and Panna National Park which form an ideal habitat for tigers and other rare species .The Ken Nature trail is a 22km beautiful jungle track. There are two forts namely the Ajaygarh fort and the Kalinjar fort.Reaching Khajuraho is simple and convenient. The visitor’s guide to Khajuraho will inform you that Air India offers flights from Delhi, Varanasi, Mumbai; Jet Airways offers flights from Delhi, Varanasi while Kingfisher Airlines offers flights from Varanasi to Khajuraho. Khajuraho also has a railway station which connects it to Jhansi on the Delhi-Chennai/Bangalore/Trivandrum mainline. However tickets have to be bought from the Bus station 1kms away as tickets are not sold at the railway station.
You could take back iron, brass and stone sculptures sold at handicrafts stores in the town as souvenirs. Beautiful Krishna jewellery which has ornate gold and silver ornaments also makes for good souvenirs. As Madhya Pradesh is famous for its delicacies, you could also try them out. Popular picks include the cashew burfi, jalebi, moong dal ka halwa, sabudane ki khichdi; khurma and shikanji.The visitor’s guide to Khajuraho will inform you about the great accommodation facilities that Khajuraho provides in the form of several luxury as well as budget hotels.
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