Khajuraho Temples

This is definitely the best place we visited in India! We decided to take a de-tour to Khajuraho on the way from Agra to Varanasi, because it was a convenient stop as there were no free seats in the direct trains for the dates we wanted. We arrived to Khajuraho after the worst train trip we've had. It was a 7 hour night train, good that it was …

Khajuraho

So what can I say erotic temples - they are certainly that(will hopefully put some pics up soon). The temples are beautiful show of workmanship and artistic work. Many of the temples have been built as a show of worship to Vishnu, Shiva, Lakshmi. Besides the erotic nature of the temples this is a place where Indians offer their …

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... (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 ...

... 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 ...

... PG-13.  Apparently, about one thousand years ago, the members of the Chandella Dynasty in Khajuraho were partying like porn stars in the Amsterdam red light district until Afghan invaders chased them out of their ...

... 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 ...

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. ...

... 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 ...

... and asked 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 ...

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 ...