As we all know, India is famous for its various religions and temples, as well as
the eroticism in their art history. It is Devangana Desai1
Hindu temples all over India are replete with sexual motifs, not only renowned
temples like those of Khajuraho, Konarak and Bhubaneswar but also temples
lesser known sites have portrayals of erotic figures. So here comes the question,
the temples are usually considered as the sacred places where the deities should
stay, but why are these erotic sculptures set in these temples? In the highest
thought and wisdom of India culture, sex was considered as a distraction of
self-realization, but why it was depicted on the religious architecture? Actually
the sex in the religious art of India culture
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In this case, this social climate might encourage Vatsyayana to compile his
Kamasutra for the guidance of cultured citizens in the methods and techniques of
love.
It is said that maithunas appear on stone monuments making a turning point
in the presentation of erotic motifs. Desai gave the clues to suggest Tantric
influence in Khajuraho, and again she mentioned that there are two chief aspects
of Tantrism in connection with sex. One aspect is the practice of yogic poses
(Picture 528
of the yogic ananas to enable participants with different sized sex organs to
have pleasurable union”30
are bending in a yogic pose, and the female’s pose in Picture 9 obviously is not
easy. Another aspect she said is the practice of maithuna, “based essentially in
the concept of magical power of sex and sheds significant light on the problem
of sexual depictions... Without their practice no Tantric sadhana is considered
fulfilled.”31
meaning of the yogini temple (Picture 632
“must have been prevalent in the region as manifested in the sculpture programs
of the majority of the Khajuraho temples”, “the particular type of