Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don, Douglas, Luis Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Jan 4, 2023 at 6:40 PM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > VHi Jayanand, > > Very nice temples and sunsets but waht I?ve found more interesting are > the erotic sculptures, showing these without any complexes > > Cheers > Lluis > > > > El 3 gen 2023, a les 15:04, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> va escriure: > > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information