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Temples The temples belong to the Nagar style – the dominant style in the north. These are more compact and are built on a raised platform . The plan includes a portico- mandap, the antechamber- ardhamandap, the sanctum sanctorum- garbhagriha and the circumambulatory path – parikrama . The most striking feature of these temples is the curvilinear shikhar – the towering pinnacle. The main shikhar is wonderfully buttressed with the many miniature shikhars which dramatically enhance the effect of soaring upwards.
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Nostalgia Khajuraho was once the great bustling capital of the aggressive kingdom of the Chandellas, the moon dynasty. And the legend of the origins of that dynasty could be sung as a full-throated opera full of mystery, seduction, tragedy and final triumph. The dynasty of Chandellas started as a result of a divine seduction! Once, a mythical time ago, Hemavati, the beautiful daughter of a priest, was seen bathing in moonlit lake by Chandrama, the moon. The bright immortal descended on earth and fascinated her. But when dawn came and Chandrma (moon) had to depart , he promised the distraught Hemavati that the son born of their union would be great king and possess the Philosopher’s stone which would turn base metals into gold and he will built a castle on the Kalinger mountain. Chandrma also told her that when your son become 16 years of age then ask him to perform a Yagna (ritual) that will again make you pious. All that he had promised came true. Their son, Chandravarman was born, and at the age of 16, he saw both a tiger and a lion with a stone. He then founded the great Chandella dynasty, which ruled this area for more than a hundred years. Chandravarman, performed the Yagna for her mother and built 25 temples. And that place became the Mehoba (the Moon’s festive place) and founded his capital there. Chandellas grew so powerful that they established themselves as independent rulers under Yasovarman and who is also Known as Lakshvarman. Lakshvarman celebrated his self-acquired kingship in the way that many rulers have done before him all over the world: he built a mighty shrine and thus started the great era of temple building in Khajuraho. |
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