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Khajuraho | tourism, town, place with historical importance

India / Madhya Pradesh / Khajuraho /
 tourism, town, place with historical importance
Khajuraho (Hindi: खजुराहो) is a village in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District, about 385 miles (620 kilometres) southeast of Delhi, the capital city of India.Chhatarpur District. Population: 19286 inhabitants (World Gazetteer, census 2001).
The Khajuraho group of monuments has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for their erotic sculpture. The name Khajuraho, ancient "Kharjuravahaka", is derived from the Sanskrit word kharjur meaning date palm.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khajuraho
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Coordinates:   24°49'52"N   79°55'39"E

Comments

  • ajayawasthi
    what is this khajurah-dev? please do not use wikimapia as your sketching practice book.
  • Gaurhav
    It is edited now.
  • gkumargupt
    Hi, It's a nice place to visit. shiv temple is also quite famous for shivling height. it was getting increased consistently..
  • Sanchez Plaro (guest)
    THAT'S STRANGE AND UNBELIVEABLE ONCE I WAS HERE , SAW THE INDIAN GODS NAKED AND HAVING SEX ( INTERCOURSE ) WHILE OTHERS ARE WAITING FOR THEIR TURNS . YOU GO TO SUCH PLACES WITH YOUR FAMILY SUPPOSE YOU HAVE KIDS & THEY SAW SUCH MAN MADE SCULPTURES WHAT QUESTION THEY WILL ASK HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED , THIS HAPPENED WITH ME , GASH I WAS NEVER THERE . PLEASE FOR THE SACK OF OUR WORLD GENERATION HIDE SUCH TEMPLES & GIVE REPECT TO THE MOMENS AS MANS ARE LESS - SHAMFUL . YOU INDIANS JUST WONDER ABOUT YOU FUTURE WHAT EDUCATION YOU ARE GIVING TO YOUR NEXT GENERATION .
  • stoneboy
    If anybody see only explicit content in Khajuraho temples then that person must be unaware of the heights of art and human nature. Momems are fool who hate art. Indians are all God and Godess (not now but at the time of such art they were really). Children are not taken there normally. I think you have deliberately made your comment out of bad intentions, ignoring huge porn and explicit content over the internet accessible to everybody, you are blaming simple stone art placed at few rare corners of a hard to reach place.