Travel guidebooks for the ultra curious, Approach Guides reveal a destination’s essence by exploring a compelling aspect of its cultural heritage: art, architecture, history, food, or wine. The magnificent, 10th-12th century Hindu temples of Khajuraho — with their soaring towers and engaging sculptures — represent the pinnacle of the North India temple style. This Approach Guide is designed to World Heritage Site. Before diving into a discussion of Khajuraho specifically, this guide provides a background on Hindu architecture, including its history and defining characteristics. To complete the overview, it then provides a detailed discussion of the North India Hindu temple style and contrasts it with the South India Hindu temple style. After laying out a brief history of the site, this Approach Guide architectural advancements that were undertaken to make its Hindu temples the culmination of the North India temple style. But the erotic sculptures that adorn these temples are perhaps even more famous than the temples themselves. Accordingly, this guide continues with a broad discussion of Khajuraho’s sculptural legacy and delves into the unique character of Khajuraho’s sculptures, with a special focus on the religious philosophy of Tantra that inspired these masterful works. The guide concludes with detailed profiles of the highlight temples in Khajuraho’s Western Group: Lakshmana Temple, Vishvanatha Temple, Devi Jagadambi Temple, Chitragupta Temple, and Kandariya Mahadeva Temple; and one temple from the Southern Group, Chaturbhuj Temple. PUBLISHER’S NOTE One of the benefits of eBooks is that we can easily update content and release new editions of our guidebooks. These updates are FREE for existing customers. PRAISE FOR APPROACH GUIDES Compulsive (and compulsively informed) travelers, the Raezers are the masterminds behind the downloadable Approach Guides, which are filled with a university course-worth of history and insights for 62 destinations worldwide. WHY WE LOVE IT: The Raezers share our desire for deep, well-researched information on the wonders of the world. – Travel + Leisure What started as one couple’s travel notes aimed at filling in the gaps in guidebooks has become ApproachGuides.com – a menu of downloadable travel guides that cover cultural and historical topics of interest to thoughtful travelers. What’s hot: Bite-sized travel guides that specialize in topics ranging from 29 pages on the foods of Italy to one that helps you explore the historical and architectural significance of Angkor’s famous temple structures in Cambodia. – L.A. Times

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