KHAJURAHO TEMPLES: Marvels of ancient architecture, art, and philosophy
Shashi Chiplonkar Khajuraho temples are thousands of years' old and are more famous for the erotic sculptures attracting tourist from all over the world. However out of all the sculptures on these temples, not more than 10% depict eroticism. Furthermore, these sculptures are considered as symbolizing fertility as a part of human life and also interpreted as a union of Shiva and Shakti. Another meaning behind the erotic sculptures appears to be of a tantric cult that are actually metaphors, a form of language, for educating people about the philosophical essence of human life. Many books, articles and videos have described the art and architecture of Khajuraho temples. In this blog, I am elucidating my experience about the Khajuraho temple complex when I visited in November, 2022. Our trip was organized by Samyana Tours ( SAMYANA TOURS LLP in Pune, India (thesamyana.in) ) and expert Indologists Mr Anand Kanitkar and Ms Vidya Gadre were with us to explain the art, history and philo...