Khajuraho!

January 2, 2015 • 9:30 am

I must have about 150 pictures of the temples and their sculptures at this World Heritage Site, one of the most stunning examples of architectural artistry I’ve ever seen. Because the internet is so slow here, I’ll present just a handful, but will show a profusion of gorgeous 10th- and 11th-century art when I return. The temples, are of course, famous for their erotic sculptures, and I’ll give an example below.

A Shiva temple, the largest of the complex:

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A small part of the decoration:

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Two sculptures:

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OMG, what’s happening?

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I’m quite fond of this photo:

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An absolutely typical scene in a small Indian town:

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35 thoughts on “Khajuraho!”

    1. I was just thinking about how those sculptures would be received in the rectory of the episcopal church I attended as a child.
      I’m not sure how Father Frock (yes that was my minister’s name) would’ve approved of most of them.

        1. Well, some Irish churches have a carving known as a “Sheela na gig.” Not quite the same thing, but racier than what you’ll see in any American churches . . .

  13. Yoga Hindu swingers of course. The inspiration for the bodybuilding Christian swingers of today…

  14. How about the expression on the face of the mother who catches her daughter playing with her friends.

  15. Well the second photo, if you blow it up far enough, has a number of … interesting … tableaux.

    It’s better than Sot the Nightjar anyway 😉

      1. Y’all should have clicked on the google images link in Jerry’s post about preparing to go to Khajuraho.

        1. After extensive investigation, I’ve figured out what all the carvings at Khajuraho are about.

          It’s a precursor of Clay Christensen saying “This is what everyone would be getting up to if we weren’t here to make them behave themselves”.

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