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Khajuraho Temples: India's architecture at its best

NewDelhi:  India has a rich cultural heritage and it can be found in every nook and corner of this country. There are innumerable monuments that stand tall even today to depict the creativity of the

India TV News Desk Updated on: November 14, 2014 10:05 IST

The structures of the Khajuraho temples are similar to the style of the north-Indian shikhara temple and also to Panchayatana plan. The Hindu temples are dedicated to  Hindu deities  Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and also to different goddesses.


Most of the carvings on the walls show human, their bodies and also the facts of life. The carvings present the everyday life of a common man in India during that time when they were made.

In these temples some well crafted   erotic sculptures can be found either on the outside or inner walls of the temples but not near the deities.

However, it is common delusions that the sculptures show lovemaking between deities, whereas in reality   they actually show passionate exchanges between humans along with changes that occur in the human bodies.

 

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