[Leica] Khajuraho

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

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
> >
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