Heritage Tour to Khajuraho Temples

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Stop At: Khajuraho Temples, Khajuraho India

This privately designed heritage trip will start with your driver picking you up from your hotel at 8:00 in the morning. This collection of Hindu, Buddhist or Jain temples are famous for their amazing sculptures and carvings, inclined symbols and signs and nagara-style architecture. Its unique and marvelous architecture has placed it in the lists of UNESCO sites of World Heritage. Built-in early 10th -12th century these temples are marvellous pieces of architecture in current time.

These sensational sculptures and architecture depict the massive passion, amazing music, dance, and other creative arts and their geniuses of Chandela dynasty. Situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh this group of temples numbered to 85, out of which only 20 has survived over this long period of time. Presently these are distinctively divided into two groups as Western and Eastern group of temples.

This cluster of temples is believed to connect with an interesting story of Chandela dynasty. It is said that the Moon God attracted and physically connected to a beautiful Brahmin girl, Hemvati in desire and passion. This resulted in the birth of Chandravarman, the founder of the Chandela Dynasty. Once Chandravarman had a dream of his mother requesting him to make a temple picturing the treasure of passion and amazing fantasy to the world. This led to the construction of temples with amazing sculptures in this little village surrounded by mountains of Chatarpur district. Every temple is different from another and two temples amongst them were built of sandstone.


Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Chausath Yogini temple, Bheda Ghat, Bhedaghat, Madhya Pradesh 483053, India

Built-in the 900 AD, this temple is known to be as the oldest amongst the 20 survived temples. Dedicated to Goddess Kali, this is the only Granite formed temple here.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Kandariya Mahadev Temple, Western Temples, Khajuraho India

Dedicated to Lord Shiva, enshrined with the ‘Shivalinga’, this temple is the most typically designed temple with very intense and graceful carvings. Standing 31m high, it is the largest amongst all temples. Exquisite craftsmanship on stone depicts god, goddesses, deities, eternal lovers and celestial maidens.



Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Chitragupta Swamy Temple, Hospital Rd, Nellukara St, Kanchipuram 631501 India

Facing towards the east or the rising sun, this temple is dedicated to Lord Sun (Surya Dev). It has a 5 feet high image of Lord Surya with the horse-drawn chariot in the inner sanctum of the temple.

Duration: 1 hour