Khajuraho,
the temple city of central India, is famous throughout the world for its exquisitely
carved temples in stones. Thousands of visitors and tourists from all over the
world flock together to envisage this immortal saga of Hindu art and culture
engraved in stone by shilpies (stone craftsmen) a millenia ago.
Today, apart from the temples, Khajuraho is a small village but a thousand years
ago it was a large city of the Chandelas, medieval Rajput kings who ruled over
Central India. Khajuraho is 595 km (370 miles) south-east of Delhi and can be
visited by air, rail or road. An overnight train journey from Delhi takes the
visitor to Jhansi, from where another morning train takes him to Harpalpur 85
km (53 miles) to the east.
A bus or taxi is available from here for Khajuraho which is 98 km ( 61 miles)
away via Nowgong and Chattarpur. A direct bus service between Jhansi and Khajuraho
which are 162 km (101 miles) apart is also available via Mau Ranipur, Nowgong
and Chattarpur.
A traveller from Calcutta, Jabalpur, Varanasi and Allahabad should detrain at
Satna on the Central Railway line and cover the remaining 121 km (75 miles)
journey to Khajuraho by bus or taxi via Panna. Mahoba, a railway station on
Jhansi-Manikpur line, 83 km (52 miles) from Khajuraho is connected by road.
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History
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Mistress
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Chandelas of
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