Presumably to kill time before our late afternoon, 1 hr 15 min, flight to Delhi, we visited the Khajuraho Monuments; a group of Hindu and Jain temples built in 9th-11th centuries, which are some of the best known for stunning nagara-style architecture and the erotic sculptures which grace the temples (said to have been inspired by the ancient Sanskrit text Kama Sutra). The drive from Tendu Leaf was only about half and hour so having got up early for the boat trip we didn't need to leave until 0930.
The complex is huge and we had quite a long walk from the car park.
We were taken round by a very informative and engaging local guide but unfortunately, for me, we were just looking at more piles of old stones albeit put together into some rather amazing structures and certainly decorated with some eye watering reliefs.
But most of all it was HOT, about 15°C hotter than we'd had the whole trip and of course we were now walking in the open and not speeding around in trucks.
Some of the buildings looked remarkably like those we'd seen at Angkor Wat which I suppose is actually no great surprise as originally that complex was dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu and constructed a couple of hundred years later.
Ah! I do at least recognise Ganesh, the Elephant God.
I knew just what they meant!
Deepti refilling her water bottle from the gardener's hose - she forbade us to do the same. Incidentally, like me, she refused point blank to use public toilets having once caught something extremely unpleasant from one.
Clearing away the grandstands etc from the G20 Culture Working Group Summit which had been held here the day before.
It really was too hot to concentrate on what the guide was telling us, even for Ian who normally retains all the info.
This bougainvillea really was superb.
Thanks to my lovely long lens I was able to get a nice close shot of this guy.
Another lovely plant but I don't know what it is. A year or so I downloaded a plant ID app and so far it has been completely useless (it didn't even manage to correctly identify a mature Garrya elliptica which I regularly walk past and thought would be a good test)
It was now really, really, really hot and all we could think about was an ice cold beer so back to the bus and a short drive into town.