Word: chandella
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...thousand years ago in the central Indian town of Khajuraho, the monarchs of the Chandella dynasty commissioned a vast temple complex, consecrated to the great triumvirate of Hinduism: Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer. What makes the complex unique is that among the thousands of exquisitely carved images are scores of sculptures portraying gods, humans and animals in uninhibited sexual embrace. Once lost beneath dense jungle, the site has emerged in recent years as a popular attraction. "What better way to end the millennium," suggests Betty Bohnenblust, a local hotelier, "than to relive its beginning...
...Millennium Festival; major events are tentatively planned for December. "There is no more magnificent sight than when the temples are lighted up at night and the dancers perform," says Bohnenblust invitingly. "It is as if you are transported back 1,000 years to the splendor and beauty of the Chandella kingdom...
...visitors can live like kings, thanks to the town's two five-star hotels, the Jass Oberoi and Taj Chandella, where prices start at $40, and four other high-caliber establishments. More adventurous souls may want to climb closer to the gods and stay in one of the two tree-house hotels on a riverbank nearby; rooms there start...
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