One of the most famous tourist attractions of India is the Khajuraho temple complex in the town of Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, India. These are a set of medieval Hindu and Jain temples that were constructed over a span of 200 years from 9th century to 11th century during the rule of the Chandela dynasty. The architecture of the temple is the typical Nagara architecture of North India prevalent during the time. There were a set of about 85 temples, a lot of which has been ruined due to the passage of time. These temples are made of sandstone. These stones were put together with mortise and tenon joints and were held in place by gravity. The columns were built with megaliths that were extremely heavy.
However about 20 odd temples have been carefully retained and available for visit , which have been divided in to Eastern, Western and Southern groups of temples. An important characteristic of these temples is that there is no enclosure wall surrounding these temples and each of them on high and solid raised masonry platform. The Khajuraho temples is famous for the depiction of several walled sculptures that depict numerous deities, their attendants, celestial maidens in sensuous positions and provocative postures, erotic couples, dancers and musicians.
