Bajrang Sena Wants Ban on Sale of Kamasutra in Khajuraho Temple

The Khajuraho temple is famous for erotic sculptures engraved all around its walls.

According to an audio guide, only a tenth of Khajuraho’s sculptures are explicit in nature. (Photo: iStock/Altered by The Quint)

Members of Bajrang Sena on Tuesday approached Chattarpur police to ban the sale of Kamasutra books within the premises of the Khajuraho Temple, reported Hindustan Times.

The group alleged that Kamasutra books and other erotic figurines were being sold inside sacred premises of the Western Group of Temples, and this was against Indian culture and traditions.

The bitter truth is that the temple is famous for erotic sculptures engraved all around its walls. But to the president of the Khajuraho unit of Bajrang Sena, Jyoti Agarwal, the irony is lost. She told Hindustan Times that she was not opposed to any carvings on the wall as they were built in ancient times, but there was no need to “advertise” them in the present.

Agarwal was vehemently against the sale of Kamasutra books and figurines sold in religious places and inside the canteen, and demanded that action should be taken for the sake of morality and religion.

Such things are readily available inside the temple premises under the very nose of ASI and tourism department officials. Such things affect the image of Indian culture and traditions in the eyes of the foreigners.

Agarwal to <i>HT</i>

Whatever has been depicted can’t be allowed to happen here now. What sort of moral values are we passing on to our younger generation? These temples have religious significance. There is a Shiva temple here. How can you allow Kamasutra to be sold in the sacred premises?

Agarwal to <i>HT</i>

The sub-divisonal officer of Khajuraho police had said that the matter will be taken into further consideration after consultation with the Archaeological Survey of India and the tourism department.