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A collection of Hindu and Digambara Jain temples located in the Chhatarpur area of Madhya Pradesh, India, make up the Khajuraho Group of Monuments. The district headquarters, Chhatarpur city, is roughly 46 kilometers away. The temples are well-known for their erotic sculptures and architectural symbolism in the Nagara style. The Chandela dynasty constructed the majority of the temples in Khajuraho between 885 and 1000 CE. The ruins at Khajuraho were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986 due to its exceptional architecture, variety of temple forms, and evidence of the Chandela civilization. According to historical records, by the 12th century, there were 85 temples distributed across 20 square kilometers at the Khajuraho temple complex. Among the temples that have survived, the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple is adorned with several sculptures that exhibit the expressiveness, symbolism, and fine workmanship of ancient Indian art. Every evening, the Khajuraho temple complex presents a display called Son et lumière, sound and light. Hindi is used for the second show, whereas English is used for the first. It takes place on the open grounds of the temple complex. Every year in February, the Khajuraho Dance Festival takes place. The Chitragupta or Vishwanath Temples serve as the backdrop for a variety of traditional Indian dances. The Archaeological Survey of India also created an audio guided tour that narrates the history and architecture of the temple. Before British engineer Captain T.S. Burt visited the temple complex in 1838 and published his findings in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, the structure had been forgotten and had been overrun by the jungle. The boys in the area lived in hermitages at the time these monuments were constructed, acting as bachelors or brahmacharyas until they reached adulthood. These sculptures taught them about the practical duties of being a householder. Despite being constructed together, the Khajuraho collection of temples was dedicated to both Jainism and Hinduism, indicating a history of tolerance and respect for differing religious beliefs among the local Jains and Hindus. According to local folklore, the temples had two golden date-palm trees as their gate, missing when they were unearthed. The Chandela dynasty ruled when the Khajuraho series of monuments was constructed. Almost immediately after their dominance grew, construction began all over their realm, which would later be known as Bundelkhand. The majority of temples were constructed under the rule of Yashovarman and Dhanga, two Hindu monarchs. Khajuraho was first mentioned in writing in 641 by Xuanzang, a Chinese traveler who reported seeing a dozen Hindu temples with a thousand brahmin worshippers and several dozen Buddhist monasteries. Nearly a third of the temples in the Khajuraho group are part of the Vaishnavism, Saivism, and Jainism schools of Hinduism. According to archeological research, all three kinds of temples were being built and used concurrently in the late tenth century. According to Will Durant, this feature of Khajuraho temples exemplifies the Jain and Hindu traditions of tolerance and respect for differing religious perspectives. #History #Architecture

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