Visiting Khajuraho: The Ancestor of Adult Films

Visiting Khajuraho is because you are going on a honeymoon as a couple or as a tourist. I couldn’t find a more « offbeat » title for this article because that’s what the city sells you, sex. Indeed, if you walk around Khajuraho, the entire town presents images of lovers and sex. In the statue reproduction shops, on the fabrics, in the stalls, in the hands of the street sellers, in short you will be in the city which is certainly at the origin of the ancestor of the film X.

In the beginning the Indians were not very modest

To think that these Indians had the tendency to lift their legs easily is unimaginable when we see what Indian society is like today. Years of Muslim and British occupation put an end to these codes. But before colonization, the Indians were imaginative. My guide says that life used to be somewhat wild in this area. Men had the right to control all the women they wanted. During games ceremonies, they celebrated with music, songs and rather acrobatic legs in the air. The guide explains that positions were invented this way and written on stones.

The temples of love or kamasutra

Visiting Khajuraho means seeing these magnificent temples which have been abandoned for years. Rediscovered by chance by a British soldier at the beginning of the 19th century, they were surrounded by the wildest nature that existed. Trees, lianas, tall grass, roots, in short a jungle. When we visit Khajuraho and its temples we cannot imagine this invasive jungle surrounding the temples. The places are very well maintained now and many are free. Only the site which brings together 11 temples is paying and offers you an additional guide if you want to know more about the history of the temples and the people who gave them life. All the temples look the same and are in the same architectural style. You need a day to see them all, including the free ones.

Nature to enjoy the ambient calm, visit Khajuraho and its surroundings

Once you have seen the temples, you can always continue visiting Kahjuraho. Why not rent a bike or scooter?  Head out on the road to see the waterfalls, or the tiger park. It’s quiet here, nothing like the big cities I’ve visited before. The residents are sober, no multiple attempts to sell a service or product that you don’t need. Ho miracle too, because the tuk-tuks leave you alone. So you have your freedom to go near the river to swim with the children.

You can also go and see the manufacture of objects in the shops such as pottery or statues. Visit Khajuraho also in the evening because  you also have a local show. A typical, slightly “kitschy” show with dancing and singing in an amphitheater. This show brings together costumes from all regions of India and we see the diversity of the country at a glance.

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