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Khajuraho- The Temples Of Moksh And Kamasutra
The Khajuraho temples, popularly known as the Kamasutra temples of India, have aroused curiosity with their seemingly brazen depiction of eroticism. Khajuraho was an ancient city in the Madhya Pradesh region of northern India. From the 10th to 12th century CE it was the capital of the Chandella kings who ruled Bundelkhand. google The Khajuraho Group of Monuments, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. What led to the creation of Khajuraho temples? As per the legends, there was a beautiful brahmin girl named Hemvati after whom the Khajuraho temples were built. One day, when she was bathing in a pond in Benaras, the Moon God was swooned by her beauty, and…
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Dhanushkodi- A Holy Ghost Town Of India
Dhanushkodi is an abandoned town, Located on the south-eastern end of Pamban Island (or Rameshwaram Island) in Tamil Nadu, Dhanushkodi was ravaged and abandoned following a cyclonic storm in 1964. Now all that’s left is the ruins that serve as a reminder of the once prosperous and beautifull town. Google Dhanushkodi, once a prosperous town- Flanked by the Indian Ocean on one side and the Bay of Bengal on the other, Dhanushkodi was once a bustling and beautiful town – with houses, schools, church, temple, a post office and a railway station. Thousands of people resided in this tiny town, once known as one of the richest fishing belts in…
