Temples are the most sacred places on the planet but then again you might have seen some temples with explicit carvings depicting pleasure and desires.
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What are these erotic images doing in the sacred places like our temples ? Was this propaganda to Tarnish the sanctity of temples ? Well no.
Khajuraho temples are famous for showing such explicitly erotic sculptures. But why ?
Let's take a look at the time period, temples like this were usually made during 10th century to early medieval period.
During this time Buddhism was spreading at its peak, young men were renouncing the material world and were turning to celibacy.
Now if all the men would turn celibate then what will happen to the population ? How will the next generation come into existence ?
So for this reason temples like Khajuraho have explicitly erotic sculptures made in temples to show people that these things are not sinful and you should not turn away from it, as it is essential for maintaining the population and balance.
