Things To Do in Khajuraho

Quote: Most visitors to Khajuraho concentrate on the Western Group of Temples, which comprise the World Heritage Site at Khajuraho. There are, however, two other sets of temples to be seen: the Southern and the Eastern… Read More

Quote: The Laksmi and Varaha temples are both small shrine-like efforts, rather than fully-blown temples. They are close, to, and face, the large Lakshmana temple nearby. The Varaha temple holds a huge free-standing … Read More

Quote: The Mahadeva temple is the third one on the common plinth at the back of the Western temple compound, and is a small temple between the larger Kandariya Mahadeva and Devi Jagadamba temples. Like the Kandariya… Read More

Quote: ‘Group’ is a misnomer here, because the two temples—the Duladeo Temple and the Chaturbhuj Temple—that form this group aren’t exactly next to each other. In fact, they’re separated by more than a kilometre. These… Read More

Quote: The museum is just outside the complex of temples here, next to the cash booth. Entrance is covered by the 15 R ticket you buy to see the temples – "foreigner pricing" hasn’t caught on at this place yet. The… Read More

Quote: The first of the three main temples inside the Jain complex is the Shantinath temple. The building itself is new, only about 100 years old, but contains within it many parts from divers older Jain buildings in… Read More

Quote: The Adinath temple is the smallest of the main Jain temples in the enclosure. It is currently undergoing restoration, with lethal-looking wooden scaffolding erected precariously around it. At the east end of the… Read More

Quote: The Devi Jagadamba temple has a mixed history. It is now dedicated to Shiva’s consort, Kali, but was probably originally dedicated to Vishnu, and then Pavati, before being re-dedicated to Shiva. It is one of the… Read More

Quote: The biggest Jain temple in Khajuraho is the Parsvanath temple. It has some of the best sculpture and decoration in the town, and is a delicately carved delight. It is built from varying shades of sandstone, from… Read More

Quote: Located in a beautiful and big garden and park these are the 3 most famous temples of the western group in Kahuraho. We found them the most interesting and spent a large amoung of time observing them in detail. … Read More