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KHAJRAHO

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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 770 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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KHAJRAHO , a See also:

village of Central See also:India, in the See also:state of See also:Chhatarpur, famous for its old temples; pop. (1901), 1242. It is believed to have been the See also:capital of the See also:ancient See also:kingdom of Jijhoti, corresponding with See also:modern See also:Bundelkhand. The temples consist of three See also:groups: Saiva, Vaishnav and Jain, almost all built in the loth and 11th centuries. They are covered outside and inside with elaborate sculptures, and also See also:bear valuable See also:inscriptions.

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