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City in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Mahoba is a historic city of 95,000 people (2011) in the Northern Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is known for the 9th-century granite Sun temple built in Pratihara style, and for the 24 rock-cut Jain tirthankara images on Gokhar hill.
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A Shiva temple made from granite and built in a Khajuraho-like architectural style.
An artificial lake made by the Chandela kings in the 11th century.
Mahoba is a 3½-hour drive east of Jhansi and a 2-hour journey on the road from Khajuraho.
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