Hotel Chandela, Khajuraho
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Facilities : Fitness centre, beauty parlour, barber shop,
travel desk, car rental, shopping arcade, art gallery, currency exchange,
safe deposit lockers, doctor-on-call and baby-sitting. 24-hour room service.
Laundry service.
Recreation
and Leisure : RECREATION:
¤ Swimming pool, tennis,
badminton, croquet, mini-golf course and indoor board games.
¤ Visit to Western & Eastern group of 11th century Kamasutra Hindu
Temples.
¤ Evening Sound & Light Show at Western Group of
Temples
¤ Early morning or late afternoon Jeep Safari to
Panna Tiger Reserve
LEISURE:
Pool, tennis & badminton
courts, and even a mini golf course. Popular excursions include a trip to
Panna National Park, the Hunting Palace of the Maharajas, and the Dhubela
fort.
Places of Interest :
The temples of Khajuraho are India's unique gift to the world,
representing, as they do, a paean to life, to love, to joy; perfect in
execution and sublime in expression. Life, in every form and mood, has been
captured in stone, testifying not only to the craftsman's artistry but also
to the extraordinary breadth of vision of the Chandela Rajputs under whose
rule the temples were conceived and constructed.
The world
renowned temple town of Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh designated by UNESCO as
a world heritage site for its archaeological and historical monuments.
The Khajuraho temples were built in the short span of a hundred years, from
950-1050AD in a truly inspired burst of creativity. Of the 85 original
temples, 22 have survived till today to constitute one of the world's great
artistic wonders.
The Creators of Khajuraho claimed descent from
the moon and the legend behind the founding of this great dynasty and the
temples is a fascinating one. Hemwati, the lovely young daughter of a
Brahmin priest, was seduced by the moon-god while bathing in a forest pool.
The child born of this union was Chandravarman, founder of the Chandela
dynasty. Brought up in the forests by his mother who sought refuge from a
censorious society, Chandravarman, when established as a ruler, had a
dream-visitation from his mother. It is said that she implored him to build
temples that would reveal human passions, and in doing so, bring about a
realization of the emptiness of human desire. It is also possible that the
Chandelas were followers of the Tantric cult, which believes that
gratification of earthly desires is a step towards attaining the infinite
liberation of nirvana.
Why they chose Khajuraho, even then a small village, as the site for their
great complex is also open to of their faith and the many beliefs
represented in the temples, the Chandelas conceived Khajuraho as a seat of
religion and learning, to bring together many sects.
With their
decline, the temples lay forgotten for many centuries, covered by the
encroaching forests, victim to the ravages of the elements. Re-discovered
only in early 20th century, restored and cleaned, the temples of Khajuraho
once again testify to a past glory.
Architecturally too, they are
unique, being very different from the temple prototype of their period. Each
stands on a high masonry platform with a marked upward direction in the
structure, further enhanced by vertical projections to create the effect of
grace and lightness. Each of the chief compartments is mounted by its own
roof, grouped so that the highest is in the centre, the lowest over the
portico; a highly imaginative recreation of the rising peaks of the
Himalayas, abode of the gods.
The three main compartments are the
entrance (ardha-mandapa), assembly hall (mandapa) and sanctum (garbha
griha), with further additions in the more developed temples.
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