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Subject: Re: [Goanet] India: The Fatwa against
Mini-Skirts
I stand corrected. Apparently, it isn't just
Khajuraho, which is the only place where I've seen
similar images. I would be interested
: Re: [Goanet] India: The Fatwa against Mini-Skirts
I stand corrected. Apparently, it isn't just
Khajuraho, which is the only place where I've seen
similar images. I would be interested to learn the
rationale for the explicit sexual images in these
temples.
--- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL
--- Sachin Phadte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thank you Mario for confirming that the situation in
Jabalpur is the same as in Mumbai, namely that
there
no acrobatic friezes of copulating couples in any
Hindu
temples.
Mario replies:
Sachin, it looks like there are some temples around
India
I stand corrected. Apparently, it isn't just
Khajuraho, which is the only place where I've seen
similar images. I would be interested to learn the
rationale for the explicit sexual images in these
temples.
--- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Sachin Phadte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But is this the rule or the exception? The article
gives a strong impression that it is the rule.
I don't understand this defensiveness at all. What is
so embarrassing about beautiful sculptures that depict
and sanctify an important fact of life,
There are certainly temples in India (and in Goa as per information provided
by Santosh Helekar) where are there are erotic statues. But is this the
rule or the exception? The article gives a strong impression that it is
the rule.
Furhtermore, the statues are NOT of deities in the sense of
Thank you Mario for confirming that the situation in Jabalpur is the same
as in Mumbai, namely that there no acrobatic friezes of copulating
couples in any Hindu temples.
Re Mario's following comment: You can expect such snide articles from the
European media now that India is surpassing
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This author has apparently taken Khajuraho and
extrapolated from that.
Since I pointed out that I have seen erotic images of
deities in the temple friezes of Goa, let me provide
some pictoral evidence of this from the famous Kamat's
Potpouri website:
Sachin,
Having grown up in RSS dominated Jabalpur, where I
visited many temples with my Hindu friends, I can
attest that I have never seen acrobatic friezes of
copulating couples in any Hindu temple, with the
exception of the unique temples at Khajuraho.
You can expect such snide articles from
On 20/01/06, Sachin Phadte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Interesting article posted by Gabe. It appears to me that it has come in a
newspaper in Europe, most probably in Germany. I am not sure.
However, the more important question is whether the newspapers in Europe
cover only such type of
--- Sachin Phadte [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can anyone on this list let us know if there are
such temples in Goa?
I have not observed closely whether the figurines,
inlaid art and crown moldings in Goan temples show
deities copulating or not, but voluptuousness and
suggestive postures are
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