Khajuraho Group of Monuments, India - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Khajuraho, India

Weather: Sunny, 76/110F.

Route: From Agra 409 km SE on NH 44.

Significance: These Hindu and Jain monuments were built from 950 to 1050 AD. On many of the temples, especially Kandariya, there are many sculptures showing the gods and what life was like in court.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

Vishvanatha - constructed to look like the Himalayas (from whc.unesco.org)

Detail of the sculptures found on most of the temples (from whc.unesco.org)