Mahoba - human settlement
Mahoba is a historic city of 95,000 people (2011) in the Awadh 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.
Understand
Get in
Mahoba is a 3½-hour drive east of Jhansi and a 2-hour journey on the road from Khajuraho.
Get around
See
- Kakramath. A Shiva temple made from granite and built in a Khajuraho-like architectural style. 2021-07-15
- Kirat Sagar. An artificial lake made by the Chandela kings in the 11th century. 2021-07-15
Do
Buy
Eat
Mahoba is famous for its paan (flavoured betel leaf), commonly eaten as an after mint.
Drink
Sleep
Connect
Go next
It is close to Lavkushnagar and other historic places like Kulpahar, Charkhari, Kalinjar, Orchha, and Jhansi.
Mahoba
2nd-order administrative division
Uttar Pradesh
Primary administrative division