 Pradesh is a land of great antiquity. It is the home of monuments representative of various periods of history. Among most popular world heritage sites of Central India, like rock paintings, Buddhist stupas and temples, Khajurahu is known for its ordinate temples that are spectacular piece of human imagination, artistic creativity, magnificent architectural work and deriving spiritual peace through eroticism. It is a complex of Hindu and Jain temples of medieval period located at Chhatrapur district in Madhya Pradesh. It is about 175 km to the south-east of Jhansi. Khajurahu is one of the major tourist destinations in India. Built between 950 and 1050 A.D. by the Chandela dynasty, these temples depict various forms like meditation, spiritual teachings, kinship, wrestling, royalty and more significantly erotic art. Based on their geographical location, the temples are characterized into three groups, eastern, western and southern. Beautiful, intricate and expressive, the sculptures of the Khajurahu temples will leave you in awe and wonder. According to local legends, there is an interesting story of how and why the temples are called Khajurahu. The Chandela rulers who began constructing the temples got the entire area enclosed by a wall. The wall had about eight gates that were primarily used for entry or exit. It is said that each gate was flanked on either side by date and palm trees. The name was derived from these very trees and the temples were called Khajura Vahika. In the Hindi language, Khajura means date palm and Vahika means peering. The Chandelas built the Khajurahu temples while they ruled the region. Over the centuries, the Chandela Empire began to reign and as a result, these magnificent structures laid neglected. Even worse, they were very vulnerable to the dangers of subsequent invaders and rulers that destroyed many of the temples. So from about 13th century to 18th century, Khajurahu temples remain in forest cover, away from popularity till it was rediscovered by the British engineer T.S. Burt. The architecture of these Hindu and Jain temples depicts the innocent form of love. The carvings on the walls display passion in the most erotic yet aesthetic ways. The sheer confrontational nature of these carvings show a stark paradox with the conventional Indian idols about eroticism, leaving everybody spellbound. The temples consist of stunning displays of fine sculptures and exceptional architectural skills, making them one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. This was Khajurahu, one of the seven wonders of India. Stay tuned with us to know more about seven wonders of India.