Khajuraho, the name invokes imagery of erotic sculptures and art, and people worldwide associate it with Kamasutra but it is much more than few sensual poses. It’s a medley of architecture, art, culture and spirituality skillfully carved on stone. Khajuraho has much more to offer and this UNESCO world heritage site can not be seen with the prism erotica only. While it is a fact that erotic sculptures dot the walls of Khajuraho temples but some commentators forget that the basic function of a temple is spiritual and it celebrates all aspects of life and philosophy including Kama (carnal desires).

There is a stunning fact about Khaujraho sculptures – according to various estimates, just 10 percent of them depict erotic themes. Rest 90 percent are about the life of common men and kings, wars, religion and other themes. They show day-to-day activities of the time like potters, musicians, soldiers, farmers and priests doing their tasks and figurines of different deities. Khajuraho’s artworks symbolically depict all the four goals of life given in the Hindu philosophy i.e., dharma, kama, artha and moksha and not just kama. So, to narrow down the vast philosophy and perspective of Khajuraho’s monuments to just one aspect can be a subjective notion but it should be accepted as a widely held belief.