It is, supposedly, said that Mahatma Gandhi found the sculptures in Khajurahotemples very disheartening and persuaded his supporters to wash and chip the temple walls clean of “embarrassing and indecent” portrayal of Indian culture. However, they were unsuccessful in committing such a blunder, and...
The temple stands on a platform with sculptures depicting elephants and horsemen in procession. On climbing the stairs of the temples, one reaches the broad platform where rituals are performed. The Lakshmana Temple at Khajuraho faces east, and a flight of stairs leads to the inner chamber, whic...
How To Reach the Taj Mahal By Air:Agra’s Kheria Airport is the nearest airport to the Taj Mahal, approximately 8.6 km away. Regular flights from major cities are available. The flight from Delhi takes about 40 minutes. By Train:Agra Cantonment is the nearest railway station, 6 km from ...
How To Reach India By Airways: The major Airports in India which connect India with the world are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. By Railways: India does not share rail travel with any other country except the Samjhauta Express that run between Amritsar (India) and ...
Srinagar's station code is SINA (not to be confused with another smaller Srinagar in Rajasthan with station code SNAR). Khajuraho (a much-visited temple complex) now has a station, station code KURJ. There's a daily overnight train called the Kurukshetra-Khajuraho Express leaving New Delhi ...