Did You Know, India is Home to The Most Erotic Architectures Ever?
It’s pretty weird, or shall I say ironic that a culture that has a God identified and worshiped for the art of love making, shuns everything related to the same. From severing scenes from movies to banning porn sites, we have seen it all. But have you seen these architectural illustrations, celebrating the union, spread across our country?
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Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh - Undeniably the most famous of them all, the temples of Khajuraho are located in a small town of Madhya Pradesh that goes by the same name. The group of temples, all but one facing east, depict the perfect union of male and female deities. Tourists from all over the world have found the erotic imagery of the temple exceptionally enthralling.
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Sun Temple, Konark - Created during the early 13th century, the Sun Temple is also known as Black Pagoda. These temples carved in the form of the giant chariot of Sun God, complete with pillars, stone walls, were rendered the most beautiful yet the most obscene piece of architecture ever. Unfortunately most of the artistry of temple, eroding through the years, have now reduced to ruins, so one needs to visit there as fast as one can, and enjoy however much of it is left.
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Jagdish Mandir, Udaipur - People also recognize this famous temple of Udaipur as Jagannath Rai temple. The three storeyed temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu has walls adorning ancient inscriptions and elaborately carved figurines displaying some serious erotic imagery.
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Markandeshwar, Maharashtra - This lesser known temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is located in a remote district in Maharashtra. The intricacy of the carvings on the walls of this temple stands without a comparison, and despite the lesser fame, the site is regularly flocked by tourists within and out of the state. An interesting fact about the construction is the local belief that it was created not by humans, but by demons within a single night.
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Tripurantaka Temple, Karnataka - Built in 1070 CE, Tripurantaka temple is located in the present day Shivamogga in Karnataka. The ceilings and window screens are adorned with sculptures of mythical animals, tracing events from Indian epics and of course there are numerous erotic imageries tastefully carved out throughout the length and breadth of the construction.
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Another view of monolithic Kailash Shiva temple,Ellora cave temple complex
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Kailasa, Ellora - Yet another temple that displays the erotic form of love and is also dedicated to lord Shiva forms a part of the Ellora Caves. The monolithic structure of the architecture is a reminiscent of Mount Kailasa, the home of the Hindu God. In addition to its amatory displays, the creators of the temple have structured various other scenes relating to Hindu mythological beliefs.
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Ranakpur, Rajasthan - The temple sure doesn’t enjoy the popularity of Dilwara, yet is frequented by many tourists for its serenity. Carved out of white marble, Ranakpur Temple hosts 27 halls supported by over 1444 pillars all intricately designed with exquisite carvings. One may be wowed to know that no two pillars of these 1444 are designed in the same pattern.
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Bhoramdeo, Chattisgarh - Often described as "scintillating poetry in stone", Bhoramdeo refers to a group of 4 temples, located in Chhatisgarh, and was majorly built out of brick and stone. Tourists awed by the beauty of the structure have also called the group of temples the Khajuraho of Chattisgarh for the extremely impressive inscriptions.
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Nanda Devi Temple, Almora - Located in the Valley of Flowers, the beautiful temple of Nanda Devi, is dedicated to the consort of Lord Shiva by the same name. The simplistic appeal of the architecture adorned with the erotic snippets have been attracting tourists to the location since forever.
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Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneshwar - Starting with the best, we intended to close this list with nothing but another best of the chosen ones. Dedicated to Lord Shiva again, the Lingaraj Temple is located in the capital city of Odisha. Visited by over 6000 tourists every day, the temple is a favorite even among the locals. The walls of this ancient building display an array of mythological graffiti and is abundant with texts and carvings from the Kamasutra.
