Khajuraho temples, India # 4 by suresh_krishna
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Description
A fine study of an amorous couple, 10th century
It is generally, erroneously believed that these temples are full of just erotic figures. The preception is far from the truth. While there are generally more numbers of amorous sculptures here than in other temples of that period in India, the erotic sculptures represent only a small fraction of the sculptural excellence of the Khajuraho temples. These 'mithun' or erotic sculptures represent the accepted practice of that era , of course in private, of celebrating vitality, energy and youth.In this sculpture the body movement and the expression of total submission indicates a passionate moment in the lovers' embrace.
A statue of Shiva in Khajuraho. 10th century
In this exquisite sculpture of Shiva, the garceful pose is complemented with fine carvings of jewelry and graceful sculpting of the fingers. All the sculptures in Khajuraho have been carved out of stone slabs. It is a wonder that after 1000 years no detail has been lost. The kings of that era not only patronized art in every form but also actively engaged the government in providing employment to thousands of artisans.
Thanks for viewing and for your supportive comments. I truly appreciate your effort.
~Suresh~
Comments (22)
soulofharmony
learning the myths and mystical culture of india is a life times journey..always openning up something new and wonderful..Read the erotic poems of inanna,and have this very sculpture beside the poem....... plus philosophical teaching of the erotic poems of Mallanaga and the philosophical teachings of the uddhava gita...and for me this composition isnt just about the beautiful p'graphy.. but the beauty of the culture....stunning beautiful series... thank you for sharing :)
zoren
ancient, beautiful art, great examples....it is awesome that these have stood so many years...nice work.
Rendered2Blue
Truly amazing~ Thank you for all the info on your subjects. Nice detail in your shots. Well done!!
sharky_
A gold mine of interesting statues. Beautiful. Aloha
kansas
Such beautiful and graceful bodies in these sculptures. A wondrous sight to see. Thanks again for sharing photos and information.
SNAKEY
The degree of difficulty in catching the image is evident from the top image........ but very clear and beautiful image mate. keep it up;)
sadlers5
I love learning new things, thank you for this lesson and lovely capture!
TwoPynts
They may not be the majority, but they are certainly the sculptures that get shown the most...and for good reason. Very cool shot of the amorous couple. Loving this series!! ;^]
ana-maria
Excellent photographs of this impressive statues. Very interesting details and wonderful light. Superb!!!
Cosme..D..Churruca
This is genial ! Your comment about it is super interesting and genuine the love you feel to this art... totally fascinated, my friend ! Thanks !
DELMUR
interesting comments on this sculpture!love India , and your serie!!!
pimbotin
You had a good idea to explain that! This is true that a lot of people (like me) used to think that the main topic of those sulptures was erotism... This is probably due to the effect of the OPPOSITE behaviour of our historical religion which is based on the prohibition of sexuality, the source of all frustration and the origin of sexual deviants in our catholic society. Of course, we focus on that forbidden thing in a non-conscious way. An interesting matter of discussion and, as always, high quality pictures... Bravo dear!
tralfaz
I've been studing these carvings over the past year or two for the poses and clothing. Making these in Poser is quite a challange sometimes:) Beautiful detail in the photos and yes amazing in carvings so old they still look wonderful. Beautiful photos!!
dragonfly2000
The bodies are always so LIVING ~ the pose of the female above is so real.... Westerners just don't get that this was one of the really high civilzations! Love the post and commmentary.
rayburg
Excellent presentation and photography.
Valentin
This is a beautiful serie - all of the shots are of superb quality and show this sculptures wonderfully !!!
Richardphotos
your story of the history is so enlightening and the scupltures is incredible art. thanks again for sharing these memories of yours
DJB
You managed to get the shots in perfect composition.Nicely cropped or set in the viewfinder. Interesting bit of knowledge to learn also.
jcv2
Wonderful close ups and history, interesting to see how these old statues have lost only so little over this long time! :)
sossy
impressive deatils and fabulous lighted sculptures! fantastic example of art of india! ;o)
miladyblu
Hi!WOOOOWWWWW!!!That pure wonder!!It is really impressing and moving that of the much human beings centuries it does they have been able with immense sacrifice and toil to create some wonderful scultutte things and rich things of precious details! You captured all the glamour and the magic also of the smallest details!The philosophy and the religion of these rich story of things places is very interesting and full of cue of meditation and of discussion and in the same time is distant things from the culture and Italian traditions. And therefore in this case from the culture, traditions and catholic teachings. Thanks my dear friend Suresh to give me this wonderful opportunity of vision and to know better these Indian jewels and these your sublime masterpieces!!Have a very nice day!Very big hugs!
marybelgium
a wonderful serie !