Khajuraho
Khajuraho is a city, near Chhatarpur in Chhatarpur district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, Khajuraho has the country's largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for their erotic sculptures. The Khajuraho Group of Monuments has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986 and is considered one of the "seven wonders" of India. The town's name, anciently "Kharjuravahaka", is derived from the Sanskrit word kharjur meaning "date palm".
Getting to Khajuraho
- 01Khajuraho Airport
Worth seeing
In every temple, there is the depiction of royalty, armies, wrestling, kinship, war, courtship, marriage, lovemaking, music and dancing, spiritual teachings, union, meditation, bliss, gods, goddesses, plants, animals and an abundance of all human forms. The Archaeological Survey of India provides an official self-guided audio tour facility of international standards for visitors.
Where to eat
Agrawal Veg Restaurant. located beside Hotel Gem Palace on the Jain Temple road near the Western group of temples. It offers great quality vegetarian food, specially alu tamatar and boondi raita. Specially Jain cuisines are a delight there and the waiters are very friendly. Apsara,. Radisson Jass - Eclectic Cuisine Blue Sky restaurant.
Getting around Khajuraho the local way
- Get inFrom Jhansi railway station catch a rickshaw to Jhansi bus station which is 5 km away.
- Get aroundCycle rickshaw costs around ₹15 per km and ₹200 for entire day.
- Get aroundTaxis to and from airport cost ₹150; however auto-rickshaws cost ₹50 for the same distance.
From Wikivoyage: Khajuraho, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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