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Chausath Yogini Temple


The Chausath Yogini Temple, Khajuraho is situated in the South-western part of the group of temples in Madhya Pradesh. The temple thus belonging to the Western Group of Temples is dedicated to 64 Yoginis who are the manifestations of the Mother Goddess.


History of Chausath Yogini Temple

9th century A.D. is roughly predicted to be the time of establishment of Chausath Yogini Temple in Khajuraho, India. This ancient link makes Chausath Yogini Temple one of the prime Tourist Attractions in Khajuraho that draws tourists in large numbers from various parts of the world every year.
The Temple of Chausath Yogini in Khajuraho is built on a large raised podium which itself is set in an open courtyard with small temples surrounding it. It is these shrines that are devoted to the Yoginis. The Chausath Yogini Temple in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh can be easily accessed from different parts of the State as well as the country. Efficient bus services are available from the cities of Jhansi, Agra, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal, Varanasi, Allahabad, Mahoba, Harpalpur, Satna and Panna. Beside this, Mahoba and Harpalpur serve as the nearest railheads from Khajuraho. Satna Rail Station is connected with the important cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Varanasi. Further, frequent direct flights are available from the major cities of Delhi, Agra, Varanasi, and Kathmandu that can be availed to reach the Airport of Khajuraho.


How to Reach Khajuraho

Khajuraho is located at Northern region of Madhya Pradesh state in Central India. It is a popular tourist attraction under Madhya Pradesh tourism. Although it is a small town but have own airport of International category which makes it easy to reach this destinations. Here tourists can reach by train and road also. Let us check how to reach Khajuraho by different modes of transportation.


Best time to visit Khajuraho

Best time to visit Khajuraho is from October to March. It is the period when we will find most of the tourists visits these temples. Theirs are different reasons for high tourism in this period in which climatic condition is the main reason. If we visit Khajuraho, we will find that it is basically a arid zone where vegetation is not so dense and surrounding area is more rocky thus in summers, temperature rises rapidly and sightseeing under open sky becomes challenging. Temperature remains good during October to March period and most of the domestic and international holidays lies in this period thus people like to go for outing. World famous Khajuraho Dance Festival also helds in this period, at the end of Feb month. All these factors contributes to declare this period as the best time to visit Khajuraho. Here monsoon prevails from July to September month during which surrounding areas become green and many nature lovers like to visit in this time also.