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{{For|the UNESCO World Heritage Site|Khajuraho Group of Monuments|the constituency|Khajuraho (Lok Sabha constituency)}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}}
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'''Khajuraho''' is a city in the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]], located in [[Chhatarpur District]]. One of the most popular [[tourist destinations in India]], Khajuraho has the country's largest group of [[medieval]] [[Hindu]] and [[Jain]] [[temple]]s, famous for their [[erotic sculpture]]s. The [[Khajuraho Group of Monuments]] has been listed as a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] since 1986 and is considered one of the "seven wonders" of India. The town's name, anciently "Kharjuravahaka", is derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''kharjur'' meaning "[[date palm]]".

== History ==
The region was historically part of many kingdoms and empires. The earliest known power to have had Khajuraho in its territory were the [[Vatsa]]. Their successors in the region included the [[Maurya Empire|Mauryans]], [[Shunga Empire|Sungas]], [[Kushan Empire|Kushans]], [[Nagas of Padmavati]], the [[Vakataka dynasty]], the [[Gupta Empire|Guptas]], the [[Pushyabhuti dynasty]], and the [[Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty|Gurjara-Praithara dynasty]]. It was specifically during the Gupta period that architecture and art began to flourish in the region although their successors continued the artistic tradition.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=International Dictionary of Historic Places, Volume 5: Asia and Oceania|publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers|year=1996|isbn=1-884964-04-4|editor-last=Schellinger|editor-first=Paul|location=Chicago|pages=468–469|editor-last2=Salkin|editor-first2=Robert}}</ref>

The [[Chandela]]s ruled the area from the 9th century although they were subject to the Gurjara-Praitharas. During the reign of Dhanga (c. 950-1002) the Chandelas became independent and many important temples were built during this time. The Chandelas were dealt with fatal blows first from the [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari]] in 1182 then from [[Qutb al-Din Aibak]] in 1202. Khajuraho declined to a small village as the Chandelas transferred their activities to the forts of Mahoba, Kalinjar, and Ajayagarh.<ref name=":0" />

[[Ibn Battuta]] visited Karjuraho and described the presence of temples and a few ascetics. Some temples were damaged by [[Sikandar Lodi|Sikander Lodi]] in 1495. By the 16th century Khajuraho became an insignificant place and was only "rediscovered" by C. J. Franklin (a military surveyor) in 1819. However, the actual distinction of bringing Khajuraho back to the world's attention is given to T. S. Burt (a British army captain) who visited it in 1838. The next significant visitor was [[Alexander Cunningham]] between 1852 and 1855.<ref name=":0" />

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Khajuraho (1981–2010, extremes 1970–2010)
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| Jan record high C = 34.3
| Feb record high C = 38.6
| Mar record high C = 43.1
| Apr record high C = 46.9
| May record high C = 48.4
| Jun record high C = 48.0
| Jul record high C = 45.0
| Aug record high C = 41.0
| Sep record high C = 39.3
| Oct record high C = 42.8
| Nov record high C = 37.6
| Dec record high C = 32.8
| year record high C = 48.4
| Jan high C = 24.1
| Feb high C = 28.0
| Mar high C = 34.3
| Apr high C = 40.1
| May high C = 42.8
| Jun high C = 40.4
| Jul high C = 34.3
| Aug high C = 32.5
| Sep high C = 33.2
| Oct high C = 33.8
| Nov high C = 30.1
| Dec high C = 26.1
| year high C = 33.3
| Jan low C = 8.4
| Feb low C = 10.8
| Mar low C = 15.8
| Apr low C = 21.9
| May low C = 26.9
| Jun low C = 28.4
| Jul low C = 26.3
| Aug low C = 25.3
| Sep low C = 24.1
| Oct low C = 19.0
| Nov low C = 13.3
| Dec low C = 9.2
| year low C = 19.1
| Jan record low C = 1.0
| Feb record low C = 0.6
| Mar record low C = 6.3
| Apr record low C = 12.6
| May record low C = 18.6
| Jun record low C = 21.5
| Jul record low C = 22.4
| Aug record low C = 21.8
| Sep record low C = 17.3
| Oct record low C = 11.7
| Nov record low C = 4.8
| Dec record low C = 3.1
| year record low C = 0.6
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 17.8
| Feb rain mm = 22.8
| Mar rain mm = 10.6
| Apr rain mm = 6.5
| May rain mm = 15.7
| Jun rain mm = 100.0
| Jul rain mm = 293.7
| Aug rain mm = 377.0
| Sep rain mm = 211.6
| Oct rain mm = 33.9
| Nov rain mm = 6.7
| Dec rain mm = 3.8
| year rain mm = 1100.0
| Jan rain days = 1.3
| Feb rain days = 1.6
| Mar rain days = 0.9
| Apr rain days = 0.8
| May rain days = 1.5
| Jun rain days = 5.5
| Jul rain days = 13.0
| Aug rain days = 13.6
| Sep rain days = 8.7
| Oct rain days = 1.7
| Nov rain days = 0.5
| Dec rain days = 0.6
| year rain days = 49.9
| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 47
| Feb humidity = 37
| Mar humidity = 24
| Apr humidity = 17
| May humidity = 20
| Jun humidity = 40
| Jul humidity = 69
| Aug humidity = 76
| Sep humidity = 68
| Oct humidity = 48
| Nov humidity = 44
| Dec humidity = 48
| year humidity = 45
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf
| title = Station: Khajuraho Climatological Table 1981–2010
| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2015
| pages = 409–410
| access-date = 29 December 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| archive-date = 5 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf
| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = December 2016
| page = M121
| access-date = 29 December 2020}}</ref>
}}

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2011}}, the Indian [[census]] stated that Khajuraho had a population of 24,481. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Khajuraho has an average literacy rate of 53%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 62%, and female literacy is 43%. In Khajuraho, 19% of the population is under six years of age.

== Transport ==

===Air===
[[Khajuraho Airport]] has flights to [[Delhi]] and [[Varanasi]]. The airport is 3 km south of Khajuraho Town, and was opened in 1978 to facilitate tourism to the nearby [[UNESCO]] world heritage site [[Khajuraho Group of Monuments|temple complex]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://english.pradesh18.com/news/bihar/khajuraho-airport-equipped-with-infrastructure-to-boost-tourism-union-minister-ganpathi-raju-866669.html | title=Khajuraho airport equipped with infrastructure to boost tourism: Union minister Ganpathi Raju | work=[[Network 18|Pradesh18.com]] | date=23 January 2016 | agency=[[Press Trust of India]] | access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref>

===Rail===
[[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. At present, Khajuraho is connected by rail with New Delhi by two trains, namely the Geeta Jayanti Express originating from Kurukshetra and the Uttar Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express originating from [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/khajuraho-kurj/6710 | title= Khajuraho Departures}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Khajuraho}}
* [http://www.khajuraho-india.org About Khajuraho History]
* [http://www.khajurahotours.com More about Khajuraho Temples]

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