1. Topic
  2. Topic
  3. Origins
    1. Also, Shiva temple
    2. c. 1004 - 1035 CE
    3. Khajuraho
  4. Structure
    1. Double crosses
    2. Concrete base
  5. Details
    1. Celestial beauties
    2. Lions
    3. Amorous couples
      1. Celebration of love
        1. Re. mituna couple
      2. Architectural pun
        1. Symbolic union with cosmos
      3. Ideal representation of female
        1. Auspicious
        2. Fertility
    4. Single images of deities
  6. Style
    1. Northern style
      1. Nagara
      2. Different materials have an effect on style
      3. In comparison to southern
        1. Organic
        2. Vertical emphasis
          1. Extremely high base
        3. More refined materials
          1. Highly detailed sculptures
          2. Temple structures more resembling of sculpture than architecture
    2. Maximized surfaces from extra corners
      1. Utitlized for statues
    3. Tendril scrolls / arabesques cut sharply and deeply into sandstone
      1. B/W drawing
    4. Sculptures
      1. Tall slim figures
      2. Elongated legs
      3. Exaggerated poses
        1. Twisted bodies
        2. Correspond with space