Erotic Sculpture of India: A Socio-cultural StudyTata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1975 - 269 pages |
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Page 72
... Modhera , Sunak , Delmal , Motap , Bavka , Galteśvara , Kheda - Brahma , Dabhoi , etc. In Maharashtra , erotic groups are seen on the 11th century temple at Ambernath and the 12th century temple at Sinnar . The 12th century Hoysala and ...
... Modhera , Sunak , Delmal , Motap , Bavka , Galteśvara , Kheda - Brahma , Dabhoi , etc. In Maharashtra , erotic groups are seen on the 11th century temple at Ambernath and the 12th century temple at Sinnar . The 12th century Hoysala and ...
Page 73
... Modhera and Motap , and of Rajasthan at Nagda and Ramgarh . None of the Mysore temples visited by me represent this type . At Konarak also it is rare . One instance of this motif at Konarak consists of three ascetics , with jaṭā and ...
... Modhera and Motap , and of Rajasthan at Nagda and Ramgarh . None of the Mysore temples visited by me represent this type . At Konarak also it is rare . One instance of this motif at Konarak consists of three ascetics , with jaṭā and ...
Page 74
... Modhera ) are placed near the linga- pūjā scenes . At Modhera , a child - bearing woman is shown in the adjacent panel ( ph . 129 ) . The Roda panel ( ph . 130 ) seems to represent some ritual practice where a woman is made to have ...
... Modhera ) are placed near the linga- pūjā scenes . At Modhera , a child - bearing woman is shown in the adjacent panel ( ph . 129 ) . The Roda panel ( ph . 130 ) seems to represent some ritual practice where a woman is made to have ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Sexual Representation in Early Art | 9 |
Sexual Representation in Art of the PeriodA D 500900 | 29 |
Copyright | |
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12th century Aihole Ambernath amorous architecture aristocratic ascetics aspects auspicious Bagali Belur Bhubaneswar Bombay Brahmans Buddhist Calcutta Cave century A.D. Chandella Chapter coital copulating courtesans cult culture D. C. Sircar dancing Deccan decorated deities devadāsi erotic couples erotic figures erotic group erotic motifs erotic scenes female fertility festivals feudal goddess Gujarat Halebid harem Ibid images India Indian Art inscription Jaina kakshāsana Kālidāsa Kāmaśāstra Kāpālikas Khajuraho King Konarak kumbha Lakṣmaṇa literature magical male Mathura Medieval period Medieval temples mentioned mithuna Modhera Moti Chandra mudrā Mysore nāgaraka Nagarjunakonda narathara orgiastic group orgiastic scene Orissa ornaments panels Pāśupata Pattadakal pillar poet portrayal portrayed pose practices Purāṇa Purāņas region religion religious represented rites ritual sādhanā Sanchi Sanskrit sects secular seen sexual depiction sexual representation shrine sikhara Śiva Śrī Tantra Tantric Tantrikas Tantrism temple art terracottas theme Vātsyāyana verse woman women worship Yakṣa