Thursday, January 03, 2008

India: Khajuraho Monuments (Khajuraho)

Arriving the afternoon in Khajuraho that afternoon, we were off to the Khajurano Group of Monuments.

First of all, Khajuraho is out in the middle of nowhere. Don't forget that it took about 8 hours by train and car ride of five hours to get there. There is no train station (maybe next year), and the airport has about three flights a day. These Hindu temples were actually built in the Middle Ages, but the forest eventually grew around them and they were forgotten - only recently discovered about 100 years ago.

There are tons of them - originally 85 or so, and they are well-known for their three dimensional sculptures.