Khajuraho, travel to the heart of India!

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Day 3: Khajuraho, Kandariya Mahadeva Temple

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is the largest and loftiest temple in Khajuraho. It is 30.5 meter in length and height and 20 meters in width. Archeologists claim it was built between 1025-1050AD.





Kandariya Mahadeva also has the grandest of sikharas, which is decorated with 84 replicas of itself. To say it is breathtaking, would be an understatement and no amount of photographs can ever do justice to its grand sikhara, which is spectacular to say the least.



Kandariya Mahadeva is dedicated to lord Shiva and has a Shiva Linga in its sanctum sanctorum.



Few photographs of the statues inside the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple







Couple of photographs of the statues on the outer walls of Kandariya Mahadeva





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Day 1: Delhi - Agra - Gwalior - Jhansi

Day 2: Jhansi - Chhatarpur - Bambitha - Khajuraho

Day 3: Khajuraho, Visvanatha Temple and Nandi Shrine

Day 3: Khajuraho, Parvati Temple

Day 3: Khajuraho, Lakshmana Temple

Day 3: Khajuraho, Lakshmana Temple, Part-2

Day 3: Khajuraho, Jagadambi and Chitragupta Temples

Day 3: Khajuraho, Adivart Tribal and Folk Art Museum and ASI Museum

Day 3: Khajuraho, Jain Temples and Museum

Day 3: Khajuraho, Southern Group of Temples

Day 3: Khajuraho, Eastern Group of Temples

Day 3: Khajuraho, Sound and light show

Day 4: Khajuraho, Raneh Falls and Ken Gharial Sanctuary

Day 4: Khajuraho, Folk Dance Performance

Day 5: Khajuraho - Jhansi - Gwalior - Agra - Delhi

[BHARAT]

Excellent coverage Yogeshbhai. Log itself is the best Khajuraho guide.

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Thanks Bharat, hopefully more BCMTians would head there now. After all this is only the third travelogue of Khajuraho that we have on our forum.

[abhishek_racerx]

Originally Posted by Yogesh Sarkar

Thanks Bharat, hopefully more BCMTians would head there now. After all this is only the third travelogue of Khajuraho that we have on our forum.

one more will follow soon as i am also planning to go there !!

[pawsingh]

Originally Posted by Yogesh Sarkar

hopefully more BCMTians would head there now.

Originally Posted by abhishek_racerx

one more will follow soon as i am also planning to go there !!

Hence proved...

[amitmaggoo]

Originally Posted by Yogesh Sarkar

Thanks Devashish, Sushrut and Pavan.

Amit I normally carry Iodex and Volini spray with me, however this time I forgot to carry it and hence had to apply Vicks.

Oh that ways. Actually I thought that you wrote Vicks in error or maybe I didnt know this usage of Vicks.

Anyways nice pics, you set the bar high everytime.

[Sheel]

The architecture and carvings are so good and your pics have highlighted them so beautifully,great

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Originally Posted by abhishek_racerx

one more will follow soon as i am also planning to go there !!

Great! Not sure how it is in other parts of Madhya Pradesh, but at least in Khajuraho, people are really nice. In fact this was one of the reasons why I loved it so much.

Originally Posted by pawsingh

Hence proved...

Originally Posted by amitmaggoo

Oh that ways. Actually I thought that you wrote Vicks in error or maybe I didnt know this usage of Vicks.

Anyways nice pics, you set the bar high everytime.

Thanks Amit.

Originally Posted by Sheel

The architecture and carvings are so good and your pics have highlighted them so beautifully,great

Thanks Sheel.

[Jimmy North]

Originally Posted by Yogesh Sarkar

Thanks Sheel, will post more in the morning.

Thanks Jimmy, what is his book called?

5inchs of snow, wow! Here the temperature doesn't seems in any mood to touch 1 degree, which until a few years back, we could see in Delhi!

Hi Yogesh

The book is called "The Age of Kali". I have also read "The City Of the Djinns" this week also by William Dalrymple. Its all about Deli's history. Dalrymple is really a scholar of Indian history and religion. It's amazing to learn the amount of Scotsmen who came to India in the 1700's in the early colonial days. Some real characters ..........There was a William Fraser from Moniack (which is 10 miles from Inverness) who came over and I think his house still exists in Deli to this day just on the north part of Old Deli. This man turned into an indian and followed the religion and got married under Hindu ritual. Even had his own hareem. Hee, Hee. It's an amazing story.

Another good author I have been reading is a Mark Tully who was born in India and worked for the BBC there. Quite interesting also.

Great travelogue as usual

Scott

[Yogesh Sarkar]

Thanks Scott, I have been thinking of reading The City Of the Djinns for a while now. But I am not much of a book reader, so couldn't till now. I guess I will pick it up soon.