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Sanchi the world most important centre of Buddhist art. is known
for Stupas, Monastries,Temples and Pillars dating from 3rd century
BC to the12th century AD. The most famous of these monuments is the
Sanchi stupa orginally built by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka himslef
in the 3rd century B.C.The geat Stupa - a severe grey brown
hemisphere of massive proportions- it is 106 ft. in diameter , and
rises to hieghtof 42 ft. It shows the 4 great moments of Buddha's
life nativity, Enlightment, First Sermon and death of Nirvana. The
Gupta temple built seven centuries later is one of the earliest
specimens of temple architecture.
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Khajuraho -
about 200 kms from Jhansi is in a wilderness and not really enroute to
anywhere or from anywhere, you should not miss the beautiful, ornate
temples built by the chandelas in the 10th and 11th centuries.
The temples have survived precisely because of their isolation
at a site where there is neither a town or an industry. The
Chandelas ruled for five centuries and the 85 Khajuraho temples out
of which only 22 have survived were the outpourings of their
creative genius over a hundred years period.The temples were
constructed from 950 AD to 1050 AD and are in three distinct
groups.The main temples are Kandriya Mahadeo, Chitragupta,
Parsvanath, and the Ghantai. These temples have been designed and
carved to lead the eyes from ground level upward till you seem to be
looking at heaven. The world at large identifies the Khajuraho
temples as sensuous and erotic sculptures. But they are more than
just that, Life in every mood has been captured in stone, testifying
not only to the craftman's artistry but also to the extraordinary
breadth of vision of the Chandela Rajputs.
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Bhandavgarh National Park is a small compact yet full of game
spread over 448 Sq. Kms is situated among outlying hills of the Vindhyen
hill ranges.
It is one of the most recently declared reserve
under India's most successful conservation project called "Project
Tiger". Formerly a royal hunting reserve of the princely state of
Rewa where the first white tiger in the wild was ever found, the
Bhandavgarh National Park abounds in many of India's rare and
endangered animals. There are about 22 species of Birds
including the Asiatic Jackal, Bengal Fox, Striped Hyena, Leapord and
Tiger. The park is dominated by majestic Bandhavgarh fort ( 14 th
century) and is dotted with archaeological remains of Kalchuri
period.
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