Sex and Sex Education Were Not Taboo in India

The temples of Khajuraho are very ancient, ranging from one

thousand and more years. The carvings on the inner and outer walls of

these temples depict the lessons in sex education. However these temples

also contain the idols of Gods and Goddesses, too. This proves beyond

doubt that in ancient India, sex was regarded as inherently noble, and

the sexual rapture was regarded as something like the spiritual bliss.It

is believed that Indian people are very much orthodox about sex and sex

related issues. But if the existence of the temples of Khajuraho is any

evidence, the people of India were not so taboo-oriented about sex and

education about sex.  The ironical contradiction is that India had

really pioneered the education about sex and sexual relationship of

humans.In ancient India it was believed that when we go near to

the God, we must be pure and empty of all of our desires, including the

desire to have sex. So in these temples a devotee would see the carvings

depicting the sexual poses. This would make the minds of devotees empty

of such desires, as they believed that once we know about any subject

we do not run blindly before that.The Khajuraho temples witness

how seriously the people of India considered the subject of sex and

sexual relationship. During this period, people would know about such

useful and subject like sex at public places as the temples. However

this attitude toward sex may not be the representation of the psychic of

the whole of the mass. But it is certain that the people of ancient

India were eager to know about it. In the Indus Valley civilization also

there had was practice of fertility rituals.




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