Khajuraho
Temples carved with everything human life contains, by sculptors unafraid of any of it.
- Where
- Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 24.8318, 79.9199
Get the Khajuraho stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Khajuraho. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Khajuraho
Chaturbhuj Temple, Khajuraho 1.3 km
The southern group's temple with a nine foot Vishnu inside and no erotic carving outside.
Duladeo Temple 1.4 km
The last of the Khajuraho temples, twelfth century, and the ornament already going stiff.
Ghantai Temple 2.1 km
A Jain temple at Khajuraho reduced to its pillars, carved with bells on chains.
Khajuraho Western Group 2.3 km
Kandariya Mahadeva, and the ones on the postcards.
Lakshmana Temple 2.3 km
The oldest of the Khajuraho western group, finished in 954, with its four corner shrines intact.
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple 2.4 km
The largest and most ornate of the Khajuraho temples, eight hundred and seventy figures on one building.
Khajuraho Eastern Group 2.7 km
The Jain temples of the site, quieter than the western group and carved with the same hand.
Raneh Falls 14 km
A canyon of pink and grey granite cut by the Ken, five kilometres long, near Khajuraho.
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Questions
Where is Khajuraho?
Khajuraho is in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Chaturbhuj Temple, Khajuraho (1.3 km), Duladeo Temple (1.4 km), Ghantai Temple (2.1 km).
How do I get the Khajuraho stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Khajuraho and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Khajuraho before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Madhya Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.