Khajuraho Tourism

Khajuraho is a town centrally located in Madhya Pradesh. Located in the Chhatarpur district at a distance of about 620 km from Delhi, Khajuraho is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. The Khajurao tourism boasts of the famous twenty two ancient temples. The place attracts a large number of tourists every year.
The tourism in Khajurao comprises temples that have unique erotic sculptures depicting the Kama Sutra and have been declared as world heritage site by UNESCO. Each temple is different from the other providing us a glimpse of the golden time of art and devotion. Out of these twenty two temples, two temples have been carved out from sandstone that was interlocked together to form a temple.
The tourism in Khajurao is a very prominent activity that provides visitors a great insight into the ancient Hindu culture during the Chandela rule. The temples are divided into three geographical divisions- western group, southern group and eastern group. The western group has several temples like the Kandariya Mahadeo, Chaunsath Yogini, Chitragupta Temple, Vishwanatha Temple, Lakshmana Temple and the Matangeshwara Temple, While the eastern group has popular temples like the Parsvanatha Temple, Ghantai Temple, Adinatha Temple, Brahma temple and the Vamana temple. The last section which is the southern group has only two temples namely Duladeo Temple and Chaturbhuja Temple. The Khajurao tourism is largely classified into these temples that are renowned for their intrinsically designed statues and excellent craftsmanship due to which the tourism in Khajurao is always booming. Khajurao is connected by regular bus services to the nearby cities of Satna and Jhansi. It takes around three hours to reach Khajurao from Satna or Jhansi by rented taxi/car and five to six hours by bus. Daily bus services are available that connect the temple town with Satna, Jhansi, Harpalpur, Chhatarpur, Mahooba, Sagar, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Panna, Agra, Allahabad and Varanasi. The tourism in Khajurao is the perfect gateway to a culturally enriched journey with many railway options too as one can reach the Satna station on the Allahabad-Mumbai railway line, the Mahoba station on the Varanasi - Jhansi route and the Khajurao Nizamuddin express from Delhi are among the popular trains connecting the city. All the ticket bookings can be done through Makemytrip.com, which is a leading travel portal. The Khajurao airport is located five km from the main city, served by Air India, offering flights from Delhi, Mumbai and Varanasi.