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ght in front of the Varaha temple, the larger Lakshmana temple stood out. After nearly 20 years of construction, the Lakshmana temple served as a preview of the even bigger Kandariya-Mahadev temple. Many sculptures were carved on the temple plinth, picturing the daily life of locals at the time of its construction. As we circled the base carefully, we had our first glimpses of the famous erotic sculptures of Khajuraho.

Erotic sculptures on the plinth of Lakshmana temple, Khajuraho, India

Even though only 10% of all sculptures in the temples contain erotic content, they are undoubtedly the ones that receive the most attention from the public and what the temples in Khajuraho are primarily known for. No wonder. The sculptures were rather explicit and liberal, showing people in very intimate moments or scandalous positions. It’s common for structures to have sexual allusions, such as phallic symbols, but we have never been to temples that illustrated humans engaged in all kinds of sexual positions in such detail. The more exotic ones even involved other animals…

Explicit sex scene at Lakshmana temple, Khajuraho, India

Some scholars suggest that the sculptures were part of common tantric sexual practices at the time, while others say that it was part of the Hindu tradition of treating desire as essential to human life. Whatever the reason, the artists and sculptors did a great job representing this part of human behavior. Besides the couples, many sculptures depicted curvaceous nymphs in a variety of activities, such as dancing or playing.

Wall of erotic sculptures at the Lakshmana temple, Khajuraho, India

The masterpiece of the Khajuraho Group of Monuments was the Kandariya-Mahadev temple. The epitome of Chandalean architecture, the Kandariya-Mahadev was the biggest temple in town and home to several acrobatic sculptures, some of the spiciest in the whole group. Both the northern and southern walls of the temple illustrated what could surely be a page of the Kama Sutra. Many of the couples were depicted in twisted positions while receiving necessary support from others to keep them in those positions. The supporters usually watched the scene and “helped” themselves as well.

Acrobatic sex position at Kanradirya-Mahadev temple, Khajuraho, India

When the British surveyor T.S. Burt rediscovered the temples, he found the sculptures obscene and outrageous. While it is always a bit uncomfortable to observe sexual acts, we found the idea of sex and religion being interconnected to be fascinating. The Hinduism belief was that through a close embrace, one can reach moksha, or in other words, nirvana, freedom, and self-actualization. So not only was pleasure and sensuality an essential part of human life, it was a way to be liberated from the cycles of birth and death. It was a way to reach purity of self, mental peace, and one’s union with God.

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