The erotic carvings on the Khajuraho temple
complex in central India were created to prevent
the rain God Indra from accidentally striking
the Holy place with lightning. Situated in Central
India, Madhya Pradesh, in the state of Madhya
Pradesh, Khajuraho is a fascinating village
with a quaint rural ambience and a rich cultural
heritage. The fascinating temples of Khajuraho,
Khajuraho temples had been constructed between
950 and 1050 A.D. during the reign of Chandel
Empire. These temples are considered the "high
point" of Indian architectural genius in
the medieval period
Originally there were 85 temples, of which
only 22 still exist. The erotic carvings of
the temples give the place it's fame. Erotic
or not the level of detail is quite magnificent
as these pictures clearly do show. These temples
depict scenes from elephant fights, mythical
lions, gods, and erotic couples. In a frieze
that seemed to be an exception a sodomistic
scene was depicted where onlookers hold their
hands in front of their eyes in disgust. The
erotic scenes are sort of a 3-D rendering of
the Kama Sutra book, a graphical instruction
manual.
