Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amazing architecture, and some advanced techniques on display ;-) Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman photo at frozenlight.eu http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.frozenlight.eu ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > On 3 Jan 2023, at 15:04, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information