Saturday, March 6, 2021

Chausath Yogini Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

Chausath Yogini Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh

Chausath Yogini Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to 64 Yoginis located at Khajuraho town in Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh, India. This Temple is considered as one of the oldest temple in Khajuraho. It is considered as one of the historic Yogini temples across India and rectangular in plan against the tradition of circular plan. This temple is considered as part of the western group at Khajuraho. This temple is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site along with other temples in Khajuraho Group of Monuments.





History

The temple is believed to have been built around 885 CE. This Temple is considered as one of the oldest temple in Khajuraho.  Ruins of Yogini temples have been found at other places in and around the territory formerly ruled by the Chandelas or their feudatories, including Badoh, Bhedaghat Dudahi, Lokhari, HinglajgarhMitaoli, Nareshwar and Rikhiyan. This suggests that the cult of the Yoginis was well established in the Chandela territory. The Chausath Yogini temples are connected to the Kapalika and Kaula sects. The temple has been classified as a Monument of National Importance by the Archaeological Survey of India.





The Temple

For brief details, please refer below link;

https://hindutemples-india.blogspot.com/2021/03/chausath-yogini-temple-khajuraho-temple.html

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 1 Km from Khajuraho Bus Stand, 5 Kms from Khajuraho Airport, 7 Kms from Rajnagar, 9 Kms from Khajuraho Railway Station, 12 Kms from Bamitha, 41 Kms from Chhatarpur, 47 Kms from Panna and 379 Kms from Bhopal. Khajuraho is situated on Bamitha to Rajnagar route. Khajuraho railway station connects the town by a daily train to Delhi via Mahoba, Jhansi and Gwalior. It provides a daily train connecting to Agra, Jaipur, Bhopal and Udaipur. A local daily train also connects to Kanpur, whilst Varanasi is connected three times a week. Khajuraho Airport has flights to Delhi, Agra, Varanasi and Mumbai.

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