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 the European media now that India is surpassing them in the rate of economic development. This author has apparently taken Khajuraho and extrapolated from that. > --- 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 articles, or do they have > any that talk about the > economic progress in India? Just curious. > > The article says: "The walls of the country's > temples are decked with > acrobatic friezes of copulating couples." Living in > Mumbai, I can attest > that there is absolutely no truth in this statement. > And in the few > temples I have seen in Goa I have not seen such > friezes. Can anyone on > this list let us know if there are such temples in > Goa? > > Sachin Phadte > > > >
