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October 21, 2005
sex and women
Khajuraho, MP, India
Total KM 8734
"Aashiyan apna loota apn nazar ke saamne,
Ho ke beghar khada apne ghar ke saamne."
(My beautiful world crashed before my very eyes,
I stand homeless outside my own home.)
For my first week back in the saddle after a considerable time out of it, I had a very eventful 7 days. To start from the beginning - I got very ill, practically on my death bed, but I had cable TV and room service so I managed to pull through. Once that was all cleared up and I hit the pot-holed Indian roads again; I got into an accident with another bike; spent a night camping at a petrol station while 30 people peered in my tent at me; had an interview with a journalist about my trip and saw the famous "Kama Sutra" temples of Khajaraho.
I'm currently in Khajuraho, visiting the temples dating back to 1000 AD. The state of preservation that these temples are in is absolutely mind-blowing, they are near perfect. The temples are adorned with sculptures of gods, scenes from everyday life, but more than anything else - women and sex. It's sort of a Kama Sutra in stone. Khajuraho is quite isolated up on a high plateau which probably saved the sandstone "pin-up girls" from destruction unleashed by invaders. I've seen hundreds of temples and I would say that without a doubt the temples of Khajuraho are the best I have seen. Many say it's the finest temple art in the world. The level of preservation and attention to detail totally surpasses that of any other temples I have visited.
Today the "Daihy Bhaska" newspaper featured an article about me and my trip. If you get a chance (and can read Hindi), pick up a copy and enjoy the half page spread on page 6. No, it's not at the top of page 6, it's at the bottom, but you gotta start somewhere!
Posted by tyler at October 21, 2005 05:04 PM