The sexual depictions in our Temple like Khajuraho were to educate the people.

The sexual depictions in our Temple like Khajuraho were to educate the people.

இல்லற வாழ்வின் மேன்மையை விளக்கும் காஜுரோஹா கோயில் சிற்பங்கள். .

The Thirukkural expounds on various aspects of life and is one of the most important works in the Tamil language consists of two lines. Thiruvalluvar took the work (Thirukkural). The 133 chapters are grouped into three sections: அறம், aram?) Righteousness பொருள், poruḷ?) Wealth and (இன்பம், inpam?) Pleasure. Kanchi Sri Chandra Sekara Saraswathi Swamigal has also explained the four paths of life to follow in human life.

In Hinduism Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha are the four Purusharthas of a Hindu’s life and sex is an integral part of life, which is part of the four Purusharthas.The "Kama" means those activities, which give us pleasure and satisfaction. Sex is also one of those activities which give great pleasure and satisfaction.

The ancient Khajuraho Temple in Madhya Pradesh, India is well known for the sculptures on it. Here the statues of men and women are depicted as having sex in different positions. The builders of the Khajuraho temple were Rajputs and were followers of Waam-maarga or left-handed Tantra, an acceptable way of attaining Moksha.

The sculptors created those pieces of arts are only outside the temple because it signifies that all those feelings must be left outside the temple, before entering the inner sanctum. There are no such sculptures inside the temple. The sculptures are also on Konark temples exterior. It is a metaphysical symbolism. Hinduism recognizes the role of sexual desires in human lives.

The sexual depictions in some of the temples were mean to not only educate the people, but also to help those who were involved in sexual sadhanas for enlightment. There is a difference between Nudity and expression of beauty and pornography. What appears in Hindu puranas and Ithihasas are the expressions of genuine beauty and not pornography.

The carving of such bold sculptors denotes the free thinking creative minority existing in India at that time. This also signifies that Scythians, Huns, and Kushans assimilation in Hindu society was complete by then. The freeness of the society towards discussing sex empirically and scientifically reveals about the overall openness of the culture.

The sexual carvings we see in Khajuraho temple walls are mirror of ancient time. The people of that age took a strong view of life and gave sex its due place. Khajuraho temple walls have most sexual poses inscribed in ancient text of Kamasutra. Kamasutra was believed as science to attain the best carnal ecstasy. The objective of Kamasutra was to educate methods and purpose of attaining sexual satisfaction.

Let us all see the sculptures of Khajuraho thro “You Tube’ and my request not take it in the sense of pornography. Our Children may see it after attaining the proper age.