Once
a great Chandela capital, Khajuraho is now a quiet village in
Madhya Pradesh which is fast metamorphosing into a tourist town.
Essentially a small hamlet with about 12000 residents, the place
has been drawing a number of foreign tourists to it since the
last two decades. The temples are well preserved and have not
been destroyed by invaders like other temoples in northern
India.
The tiny village of Khajuraho shot to fame on the international
tourist circuit after its erotic sculptures were discovered in
1838. Some believe them to be physical embodiments of the
greatest treatise on love- The Kama Sutra. The name
Khajuraho is derived from the Khajur (Date Palm) trees that line
the borders of the village.