Chopra Tank, Khajuraho, Madhya
Pradesh
Chopra Tank is a historic stepwell located at Khajuraho town in Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh, India. This tank is situated to north of Chitragupta temple. It is the least visited monument in Khajuraho and lies outside the western group.
History
The Tank was built by Chandelas
in the 11th century CE.
The Tank
It is a three storied stepped tank.
It is square in plan with a pavilion in the centre. It is in a very dilapidated
state. It is believed that this step tank was associated with the Chitragupta temple
and was for the healing of diseases.
The Tank is located at about 1.5 Kms from Khajuraho
Bus Stand, 7 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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