Author: Devangana Desai
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Erotic art
Languages : en
Pages : 384

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Author: Rekha Rao
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781549994302
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Some sculptures adorning the outer walls of the temples of medieval period of India, depict bold erotic themes of sexual act or union of male and females in unusual postures. This has evoked curiosity in many lovers of art and philosophy as to why erotic sculptures were part of temple architecture. This well illustrated research work explores the intentions of such sculptural representations and derives how the highly abstract, philosophical and universal topic of taming the mind through Raja yoga and forms of tantra yoga has been translated into the very attractive figurative form and presented in temples to give information about the esoteric knowledge.

Author: Alka Pande
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788174361899
Category : Erotic art
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Author: Gilles Béguin
Publisher: 5Continents
ISBN: 9788874397785
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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- A privileged visual journey through one of the most famous Indian heritage sites Situated in the northern Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Khajuraho is renowned as much for the elegance of its architecture as for the sensuality of its sculpture. Khajuraho has become one of the unmissable sights for any traveler to India, and owes its international reputation to the lavishness of its numerous Hindu shrines. Formerly an important political and religious center, it is thought to have contained up to ninety-five temples, as the many ruins concealed under otherwise-anonymous hillocks scattered throughout the valley attest. Only twenty-five survive. The earliest mention of Khajuraho dates from the seventh century. After the collapse of the Candella kingdom, the site experienced almost four centuries of oblivion, and the once proud city-state turned into a sleepy village nestling in what had become an arid basin for several months of the year. British hunters rediscovered it quite by chance at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Since then, the area has undergone several phases of restoration, as befits one of the leading sites of the world's cultural heritage. The highly unusual nature of its temple depictions has given this area a somewhat 'scandalous' reputation, unleashing, over the years, interpretations of all kinds.

Author: Philip S. Rawson
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780425034958
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 380

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Author: Shobita Punja
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9385890409
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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An updated version of the critically-acclaimed Divine Ecstasy: The Story of Khajuraho, this is an eye-opening book on one of India's most fascinating heritage sites and is indispensable reading for all those interested in rediscovering India's cultural past. Includes 67 photographs.

Author: Stella Kramrisch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788120801820
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Devangana Desai
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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This Book Is Primarily An Introduction To The Magnificient World Of The Khajuraho Temples, Their History, Patronage, Court Culture, Religion, Iconography And The Distinctive Features Of Sculptures And Architecture.

Author: Nāgārjuna (Siddha.)
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004125988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342

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"Conjugal Love in India" is a study of traditional Hindu ideas about love in the domestic abode. The work includes the texts, translations, and notes of the two principal Sanskrit treatises on the subject, "Rati stra" and "Ratiramaoa," along with an introduction.

Author: David Smith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN: 9781845113629
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Perhaps more than any other religion Hinduism is associated in the modern mind with the erotic. The Kama Sutra and the sexual activity portrayed in stone at the great medieval Indian temple complex of Khajuraho are renowned the world over. The classical Hindu exploration of eroticism is manifestly one of the supreme expressions of the human spirit. Hindu sculpture, defined as uniquely able to express inner states of being, is no less able to portray the beauty of eroticism. At the same time, many Hindus see their religion rising above the world of the senses and deprecate western enthusiasm for a perceived erotic India. In this important book David Smith explores the true significance of Hindu eroticism. He shows that while withdrawal from the senses is a major component of Hinduism, it is precisely because the Hindu appreciation of the power of the senses is so very refined that asceticism developed in India as a counter-reaction. He argues that so varied, extensive and diffused is the Hindu idea of the erotic that it is central to understanding the inner heart of Hinduism. Profound and stimulating in equal measure, and illustrated throughout by some of the greatest examples of Hindu erotic art, 'The Hindu Erotic' will be essential reading for anyone interested in Indian religion, sexuality, and South Asian culture.