Khajuraho dance festivals draws travellers to India: 28-02-2008
Taking place from February 25th to March 1st, the Khajuraho Dance Festival provides travellers with an ideal diversion on their trip to India.
Set against the stunning backdrop of a group of western temples - the temples of Khajuraho - the festival sees India's finest classical dancers perform a number of routines.
Styles including Kathak, Bharat Natyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi and Manipuri are displayed, normally in the vicinity of the Chitragupta Temple dedicated to Surya (the Sun God) and the Vishwanatha Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Khajuraho is a village in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, in the Chhatarpur District.
It is about 385 miles south-east of India's capital,
Delhi.
The Khajuraho temples were built from 950 to 1050 and adhere to a northern Indian shikhara temple style.
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