The temples in Khajuraho are not about religious fervor or a burst of spiritualism. These temples are all about the gay celebration of life. Elegantly proportioned, they depict royalty, armies, wrestling, kinship, war, courtship, marriage, lovemaking, music and dancing, spiritual teachings, union, meditation, bliss, gods, goddesses, plants, animals and an abundance of all human forms. Most importantly, and for which Khajuraho is known for, the temples depict deities and celestial maidens in sensuous and provocative postures, voluptuous dancers and musicians engaged in courtly love; the sculptures show warm and sexual depictions as well as explicit sexual activity.
