Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On our recent trip, Neela wanted to go to Varanasi, and I wanted to go to Bandhavgarh, so the only practical method of getting from the latter to the former was to drive to Khajuraho (5 hours from Bandhavgarh) and take a flight the next day to Varanasi. Khajuraho hosts a profusion of temples dating from the 9th to 11th centuries by the Chandela Kingdom, that had been forgotten till an English Surveyor, T.S.Burt, was taken to them by locals in the first half of the 19th century. The temples are beautiful, largely made out of sandstone, festooned with exquisite sculptures. In the 9th to 11th centuries, Central India was still completely Hindu in its ethos, and had not yet been influenced by the Abrahamic religions, and the associated prudery, so sex was not taboo, it was just another facet of life to be reckoned with, with the result that 10% of the decorative sculptures there depict explicit erotic acts of sex. Needless to say, Khajuraho is in the top five tourist destinations in India. ? We had one evening in Khajuraho, and we went to the Western Complex, next door to the hotel we stayed in. A sample of the erotic sculpture is in a separate folder, so list members can make their own decision whether to see the photographs or not. Unusual Angles: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Varanasi/Khajuraho/Khajuraho-20221204-074-Edit.jpg.html Temple Exterior: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Varanasi/Khajuraho/Khajuraho-20221204-031-Edit.jpg.html Juxtaposition: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Varanasi/Khajuraho/Khajuraho-20221204-052-Edit.jpg.html Message From Mt.Kailash (or Heaven): http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Varanasi/Khajuraho/Khajuraho-20221204-122-Edit.jpg.html Sunset: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Varanasi/Khajuraho/Khajuraho-20221204-131-Edit.jpg.html Erotic Sculptures: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Varanasi/Khajuraho/Khajuraho2/ Please see LARGE Comments and criticism, as usual, welcome Cheers Jayanand