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Explore Khajuraho
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All the
Hindu festivals are celebrated here, people from the neighbouring villages
turn out in large numbers adding local flavour, colour and fun to these
festivals. Every month an Amavasya festival is held when a bazaar is put up
where one can purchase various kinds of consumer items. The entertainment
during these festivals includes tribal dances and puppet shows. People take
holy dip in the tank and worship at the Matangeshwar temple. |
| Mahashivratri |
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The most important
festival of Khajuraho is Mahashivratri . The festival marks Shiva's
marriage with Parvati, the daughter of the Himalayas. The 2.5-m-tall
lingam of Kandariya Mahadeo temple is dressed as a bridegroom, with
white and saffron dhotis, and surmounted by a huge, conical, silver
paper crown. The nightlong ceremony is performed by the chief priest's
son who anoints the lingam with water from the sacred rivers of India.
The chanting of hymns continues throughout the night, until the
Brahmins stand to throw bel leaves and flower petals over the lingam,
a sign that the wedding is complete. Khajuraho festival of dance is
organized every year in the months of February/March. The cream of
Indian classical dancers performs here to display the best of Indian
dance and music. The floodlit temples of Khajuraho provide the perfect
backdrop to the festival. |
| Khajuraho Dance Festival |
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Khajuraho Dance Festival,
the amazing 7-day festival is the time for electrifying dance
performances every year in February / March. The best classical
dancers in the country perform in an open-air auditorium, with the
western group of Temples as an inspiring and awesome backdrop. |