“Greater Khajuraho region: Heritage of Vyas Bhadora should be better appreciated”, First Post, January 7, 2024:

“It was in 1986 that Khajuraho became the first site in Madhya Pradesh to get UNESCO World Heritage status. In the period of nearly four decades since then, two more sites – Sanchi (in 1989) and Bhimbetka (2003) – have attained that status, with others such as Mandu and Orchha on the tentative list.

However, while each of these world heritage sites has drawn visitors in thousands, the opportunity that has perhaps been missed is to extend the imprint of these individual sites to encompass other, stunning examples of heritage in their vicinity.

Places such as Udayagiri, close to Sanchi, remain obscure. As does the fact that Bhimbetka itself is part of a much larger cluster of rock art sites, touching Bhopal. Or a site like Vyas Bhadora, which houses a group of majestic temples whose antiquity predates that of Khajuraho itself. It is this last site that we will dwell on, given both its similarities as well as contrasts from Khajuraho, which lies a mere two-hour drive away…..”

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