Two playful ladies bathing together
Line drawing based on ancient text Sougandhikaparinaya |  |
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Nagna Kabandha Alampur sculpture, Andhra Pradesh
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The Ishwara Linga
It symbolizes the union of cosmic powers of Shiva and his lover Uma |  |
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Birth of a child -- the natural culmination of sexual activity
This Bhatkal temple has beautiful social themes carved on its panels (15th century) |
Damsel in her vanity
Line drawing based on Belur sculpture |  |
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A Romantic Couple
Hoysala Sculpture from Jinanathapura |
Artist Lets His Imagination Go Wild
Sculpture from Khajuraho -- 900 A.D. |  |
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Carvings on wooden car (chariot) in Pattadakal
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Man disturbs wife while she puts on make up
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Drinking Couple -- Temple Sculpture from India
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The Phallus: Facts and Fallacies
Contrary to common belief, most of the ancient/medieval erotic arts of India are not based on Kamasutra and fashion extra-ordinary imagination on the part of the artists. |  |
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A Warrior Spends Time With Mistress
Note his one hand is on the sword. Temple sculpture from Bhatkal. |
Lovers, sculpture from a Khajuraho temple
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Making love on a comfortable bed, pillow and bed-spread
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Divine recreation: Krishna with two Gopikas (female cowherds)
Temple mural from Sibi, Karnataka |  |
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Self help is the best help?
A couple engages in foreplay |
Man punishes wife's paramour
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Genitalia Worship
Here, Lord Shiva is shown embedded in the Lingam |
"I read and I forgot… I saw and I understood"
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Erotica of Ballegavi
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The Old Fashioned Sex
About 500 years old sculpture from Nad-kelese in rural India |  |
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Threesome (?) Depiction
Man enters a woman as she combs a friend |
"Not Tonight Dear"
Woman expressing unwillingness for intimacy |  |
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Love, like liquor, intoxicates!
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Lady guides the Linga into her Yoni
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Woman putting on Makeup excites a Man
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Man uses his Phallus to beat the drum!
Scuplture from Bagali shows woman dancing to his tune |  |
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A man and two women are in the game of love.
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Making Love on a Swing
A "Dasayya" is having a nice time on a swing. |  |
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Woman Hanging on to her Lover.
Detail from a wall painting, Tumkur |
Who Said Bigger is Better?!
Sculpture from Kalyana Chalukya Period, Village of Bagali, Harapanahalli |  |
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Erotic Paintings of India
Fair skinned man and a dark skinned woman make love. Detail from a painting in Tumkur |
Enjoying each other company
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Spanking in Medieval India (?)
Detail from a 16th century sculpture, Bhatkal depicting sadomasochism |
Playboy Krishna Makes Out in the Bush
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Amorous Couple, Wooden Sculpture
17th century sculpture from Karnataka |
The Comfort Union
Detail from a North Indian painting |  |
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Divine Recreation
Erotic exploits of Lord Krishna are glorified and sung in Indian art and music. |
Couple on their First Night
Inauguration in lovemaking generates love, friendship, and respect in the hearts of women - Kamasutra |  |
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"Let Praise be Given to God that He has created Woman"
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Mankind's First Erotic Art?
Detail from cave painting, Bhimbetka |  |
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Sculpted Chandela Temples depicting Erotica
Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh |
Mithuna Lovers
Ancient Erotica |  |
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The Love Knot
Stone sculpture at the village of Induru, North Kanara |
The Double Decker
Erotic sculpture from the Dubella museum collection |  |
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A Group Sex Scene Depicted in Ancient Sculpture
Dubella Museum, Dubella |
A Beast Mounts a Woman
Ancient sculpture from Barsur depicting bestiality |  |
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The Mutually Reciprocal Position
Erotic temple sculpture from Ballegavi |
Man and Woman in 'Beauty of Union'
Known as 'Shrungar', sex is a very popular theme of decor and beauty among Indian artists |  |
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Couple Entangled in Love Knot
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Man Cajoles Woman
Wooden carvings on temple chariot, Nanjanagudu |  |
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Girl preparing to meet boyfriend
Line drawing based on a stone seductress (shilabalika) in Belur
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The Ishwara Lingam
It symbolizes the union of cosmic powers of Shiva and his lover Uma, and is widely worshipped in India
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The Mark of a Man!
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One Woman Takes on Two Men
Wooden sculpture (kashtashilpa) from India |
Playful Girl Friends
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Couple Engaged in a Game of Love
Artist has depcited reciprocal eye and limb contact in this 19th century painting. |
Sculpture Depicting Bestiality
Detail from a temple panel |  |
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Workplace Harassment ?!
Man copulates a milking woman
Sculpture from the village of Hoogoppalu |
Sex in the Kitchen!
In this sculpture the artist has depicted a couple in coitus even as the woman is engaged with kitchen utensils. |  |
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Medieval Sculpture Depicting Group Sex
Detail from a sculpture Ikkeri/Keladi |
Monkey Kamasutra
Detail from a sculpted pillar, Sravanabelagola |  |
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Couple at Foreplay
Illustration based on a temple sculpture shows "Beginnings of a Union" |
"Practice Yoga and Excel at Sex"
Vatsyayana recommends physical excerise and Yoga to become a good lover |  |
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Islamic Kamasutra (?)
Painting shows couple in Islamic attire and features engaged in coitus. It is unlikely that such paintings are based on actual models, and experts typically attribute them to artist's imagination. |
Depiction of Bestiality
Artifact from Government Museum, Goa |  |
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Erotica from a Chariot Carving
Government Museum collection, Panajim |
Worship of Linga
Erotic wooden Sculpture on a Chariot, Nanjangudu |  |
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Begging for Love
Detail from a wall-mural, Tumkur |
Erotic Scluptures of Bhatkal Temple
Bhatkal |  |
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Friends Engaged in Sexual Activities
Detail from a wooden sculpture |
Manmatha Shooting Arrow of Love from 'Gajanaari'
Notice how the artist has formed an elephant by using women |  |
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Depilated Lovers
17th century erotic painting of India showing "clean" organs |
Illustration Based on Kokashastra of Kalyanamalla
Circa 17th Century, Bengal |  |
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Erotic Paintngs of India
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