This is a very nice, well-kept museum with a small but interesting collection. The museum stands to the south, on the opposite side of the road from the Shiv Sagar and the Western Group of Temples. The entrance ticket to the museum is the same as the one you have for the Western Group so remember to take it with you. The museum is open from 10am to 5pm every day except Fridays and Government holidays.
The museum is divided into four sections: the central hall, to the left is the hall with Jain sculptures and beyond is the Vaishnava Gallery with images of Vishnu and other deities. On the right hand side of the central hall is a room displaying a general collection of sculptures, followed at the end by the Shaivite Gallery with some extraordinary sculptures. If you want a little more information about the images, their meaning and mythology, turn to the end of this book and match items from the GLOSSARY with the museum captions on the sculptures. The central hall is dominated by a delightful sculpture of Dancing Ganesh. It is a huge (1.8 metre high) carved sandstone masterpiece. Ganesh is dancing with his arms and legs in vigorous movement, imitating his father Shiva, the cosmic creator—dancer of the universe. In one hand he holds a bowl of sweets for Ganesh who, considering his pot-belly, not surprisingly has a sweet-tooth. In the other hands he carries other emblems. Near his jeweled feet is a little mouse, his vehicle or vahan, also accompanying his master in the celebratory dance. In the Jain gallery are standing and seated peaceful figures of the Tirthankaras, lost in meditation and inspiring a life of non-violence and a frugal existence where human greed has no place. The Vishnu Gallery has two wonderful images in the western corner. Vishnu lying on the Serpent couch dated around the 11 and 12th centuries is a calm and peaceful image, depictings Vishnu the cosmic preserver, lying on the sea of eternity between periods of creation and destruction. Above, is a halo of tiny images representing the nine incarnations of Vishnu. Beside this statue is one of Varaha, Vishnu as a half man-half boar that appeared to save the earth goddess from the primeval floods. She is seated on his arm and holds on to Varaha's snout most affectionately. There are two images of Surya riding on his chariot of the sun drawn by seven horses. In the general gallery, beside the entrance hall, are many statues of women, a hunting scene and one depicting workers carrying blocks of stone as if in the act of constructing a temple of Khajuraho. The central piece is called King and Queen and is dated to the 12th century. It is believed that this is one of the rare sculptures depicting the royal patrons of the temples making an offering. One imagines that the King and Queen attended the consecration ceremony when the temples of Khajuraho were completed and sanctified for worship. In the Shiva Gallery there are two huge images, one of Parvati and the other of Sada Shiva, both exceptional sculptures. The Shiva image depicts him seated with a linga-like column of seven heads, four feet and eight arms. A charming image of Ganesh seated with his two wives also graces the gallery. For more information on popular archaeological site museum in Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh and Khajuraho holiday packages contact Swan Tours one of the leading travel agents in India offers Madhya Pradesh holiday packages at economical price.
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