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North India: Gallery 25a


Khajuraho Temples II (Series 2)
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PHOTO GALLERIES and TRAVEL NOTES
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GALLERY 25 IS MADE UP OF 4 PARTS:
Photos 1 | Photos 2 | Photos 3 | Alt 1

 
In his history of the Kamasutra, James McConnachie describes the zesty 10% of the Khajuraho sculpture as "the apogee of erotic art": 
"Twisting, broad-hipped and high breasted nymphs display their generously contoured and bejewelled bodies on exquisitely worked exterior wall panels. These fleshy apsaras run riot across the surface of the stone, putting on make-up, washing their hair, playing games, dancing, and endlessly knotting and unknotting their girdles. Beside the heavenly nymphs are serried ranks of griffins, guardian deities and, most notoriously, extravagantly interlocked maithunas, or lovemaking couples."

While the sexual nature of these carvings have caused the site to be referred to as the Kamasutra temple, they do not illustrate the meticulously described positions. Neither do they express the philosophy of Vatsyayana's famous sutra. As "a strange union of Tantrism and fertility motifs, with a heavy dose of magic" they belie a document which focuses on pleasure rather than procreation. 

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GALLERY 25a
KHAJURAHO TEMPLES | KAMA SUTRA CARVINGS II

GALLERY 25 IS MADE UP OF 4 PARTS:
Photos 1 | Photos 2 | Photos 3 | Alt 1 


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