Khajuraho Temples

... (the only guests ..again) after a 13 and 1/2 hour drive, very tired but excited about seeing the temples tomorrow. The Jain temple complex in Khajuraho boasts some of the finest temple art in the world and exactly how and why they were constructed here ...

... one, are well-appointed and enjoyable and the numerous rooftop restaurants look quite peaceful and tasty.  The problem with Khajuraho is the people.  When the tourist boom began in the mid-70s, locals and carpetbaggers realised that where ...

... were delicious... Reaching Satna bus station, we were lucky to find a seat on a bus pulling out destined for Khajuraho and its erotic temples. We arrived after dark, albeit it safely, having vowed not to travel on Indian buses at night due to their ...

... groupings of temples were first on our temple agenda, leaving the supposed best (western group) till tomorrow. All the temples here at Khajuraho were built apparently by the Chandela Dynasty from about 950 AD, so they're quite old and supposed to be ...

... night trying to sleep with all the crackers blasting away we decided to stop bumming around and headed to the Western temples in Khajuraho. There are approx seven temples devoted to the Hindu Gods. The stone masons that carved these amazing works of art ...

... a little unfairly) of Dad's Army. Their ranking officer even had more than a passing resemblance to Captain Mainwaring!! Anyway, Khajuraho is a little town in the middle of NOWHERE, but home to the Chandela World Heritage temples, (in)famous since ...

Well, the ads don't lie about this town, either. Those temples are really covered in hundreds of lovely, finely carved details--of battle scenes, daily life, and sex. Lots of it. And in lots of different positions. With lots of people. And a few animals. ...

... if they could tag along and ask questions. One wanted to learn Italian so he could be a guide. We walked through old Khajuraho and the kids told us about the four different castes that lived there. The temples were interesting, but we felt the Western ...

... we went to a light and sound show describing the history of the temples and the people who built them. The temples of Khajuraho are stunningly beautiful, architectually, and also for the 1,000's of exquisite sculptures that adorn them inside and out. ...

... that their first king was a son of Chandra, the moon god. The Chandelas eventually controlled much of central India and built the temples at Khajuraho, whose motifs are complex, yet have a common theme of waxing and waning aspects of life, fertility, and ...

So we went to visit the beautiful temples at Khajuraho. The temples have images of people engaged in various sex acts ... with each other ... often in groups ... and even with an animal! These images were not covering the temples - but could be found on ...

... the elaborately carved temples, nicknamed the 'kama sutra' temples. There are intricately carved small statues all over the temples some depicting rather explicit scenes of daily life (apparently) of the past inhabitants. We leave for Panna National ...

... spit roasted by two Indians !!! And then it was all over. We went back to the hole for another freshly cooked meal, and it was as good as the first. We really enjoyed the temples of Khajuraho. Different to Angkor and Bagan, but special in their own way

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... in the blazing Madya Pradesh sun while sipping a hot chai. The bus sped down the road to Khajuraho, the town famous for its erotic Kama Sutra temples from the 10th century, avoiding near head on collisions. We stopped only briefly to buy the betel nut ...

... to be brutal because of lack of space, but Tina was okay because she's tiny. We are here in the centre of India to see the famous temples of Khajuraho and to see part of the 7 day festival of classical dance. We stayed the first night at Yogi Lodge and ...

Written by Jesse Written on May 14, 2005 in Varanasi Khajuraho was once a capital of the Chandela dynasty, but is now a village of no more than 20,000 people half of which seem hell bent on either pissing me off or taking as many of my Rupees as ...

... strangely refused to tell us what the place was. after some investigation it became clear. it is a bunch of ancient temples, about 1000yrs old I think, into which have been carved thousands of erotic images, simply from naked women to people involved in ...

... to. It's a five hour bus ride in either direction to the nearest train lines over incredibly bad roads. Khajuraho is famous for its ancient temples - they're over 1,000 years old. But it's possibly also more famous for the erotic carvings that adorn ...

... to spot a turtle swimming in the lake (it was actually quite comical to watch). We then went on to see a couple of the Khajuraho temples in the 'southern group', on the way spotting a deadly lizard on the road which I managed to scare away before any of ...