India's Khajuraho Erotic Temples
Khajuraho Temples (or Khajuraho Group of Monuments) are a group of Hindu temples situated in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, which is about 175 km southeastern of the city of Jhansi. The temples complex is divided into the Eastern and Western Group. Most Khajuraho temples were built between 950 AD and 1050 AD by the Chandela dynasty. The complex once had the quantity climax of 85 temples by the 12th century, but there are only about 15 remaining temples nowadays. Khajuraho Temples are famous for the typical Hindu architecture with intricate details and symbolism of ancient Indian art and especially sexual or erotic sculptures and carvings which account for about 10% of the total artworks outside and inside the temples. Many people state that these erotic arts stand for a part of the Hindu tradition of treating kama, an essential and proper part of human life, and its symbolic or explicit display is common in Hindu temples. With their distinctive values in history, culture, and art, Khajuraho Temples was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. The bold artistic statement of erotic sculptures and the splendidly structured monuments will surely leave eternal imprints on your heart.
