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Sri Lanka: Erotic stone carving at the Nalanda Gedige, an 8th century ancient Hindu temple...

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Sri Lanka: Erotic stone carving at the Nalanda Gedige, an 8th century ancient Hindu temple in the Dravidian style, near Matale, Central Province (photo)
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The 8th-century Nalanda Gedige is to the east of Route 9, about 22km north of Aluvihara. A temple which is sacred to both Buddhists and Hindus, it has some rather weathered erotic Tantric stone carvings. The temple stands beside a large tank or reservoir. The style is unusual for Sri Lanka, and archaeologists have drawn parallels with the 7th-century shore temple at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Sri Lanka / Asia / carving / erotic / cultural triangle / buddhism / asia / historical images / temples / historical / iconography / asian / sexual intercourse / dravidian / sex / hinduism / hindu / architecture / sinhalese / old ceylon / historical pictures / tantric / temple / matale / history / vajrayana / religion / buddhist / nalanda gedige / ceylon / sri lankan / ceylonese / tamil / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

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