Khajuraho: Indian Temples and Sensuous Sculptures

by Gilles Beguin

The temples of Khajuraho are one of the great wonders of India. Built between about 850 and 1150, Khajuraho is renowned as much for the elegance of its architecture as for the sensuality of its sculpture. Once an important political and religious center, it is thought to have contained up to 95 Hindu and Jain temples, but today, only 25 survive--many with stunning depictions of human sexuality. The area has undergone restoration since being rediscovered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 887439778X
• ISBN13: 9788874397785
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 5.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 10.5" x 13.7"