Khajuraho Group of Monuments

World Heritage
India
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The temples of Khajuraho were built during the Chandela dynasty, which reached its peak between 950 and 1050. Only about 20 temples remain; they are divided into three different groups and belong to two different religions - Hinduism and Jainism. They strike a perfect balance between architecture and sculpture. The Kandariya Temples are adorned with a large number of sculptures and are one of the greatest masterpieces of Indian art.

Western side

The layout plan of Kandariya Mahadeva Temple. It uses the 64 pada grid design. Smaller Khajuraho tem...

Until the 12th century, Khajuraho was under Hindu kings and featured 85 temples. Central India was s...

An illustration of Khajuraho temple Spires (Shikhara, Vimana) built using concentric circle and rota...

Erotic sculptures

Sections and orientation of Khajuraho temples

Khajuraho temples use the 8×8 (64) Vastupurusamandala Manduka grid layout plan (left) found in Hindu...

Over 90% of the artwork at the temple is about daily life and symbolic values in ancient Indian cult...

Temples layout map – Khajuraho Group of Monuments

Khajuraho temples are famous for their erotic arts. These constitute about 10% of total art displaye...

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Information extracted from Wikidata

start time 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (i)
country India
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mahadev%20Temple%20Western%20Group%20of%20Temples%20Khajuraho%20India%20-%20panoramio.jpg
instance of temple complex
of white wine
executive body Khajuraho group of monuments
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/01px1k
Commons category Khajuraho group of monuments
has part Tartu City
has part Category:Salzburg
has part Tropical climate
has part Parshvanatha Temple
has part Ghantai temple
coordinate location Point(79.92222 24.85222)

official website https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/240/
language of work or name English