Temple of Sex
Temple of Sex is one of the  names of the Lakshmana Temple in Khajuraho (India) which is one of the oldest and most impressively designed temples of the western group of temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The lintel over the entrance of this beautiful Vaishnavite temple shows the trinity of Brahma,  Vishnu  and  Shiva with Lakshmi, Vishnu’s consort.  The finely
carved sanctum has a three-headed idol of Vishnu’s incarnations, Narsimha and Varaha. Emperor Lakshavarma is credited with build-ing  the Lakshmana-Chaturbhuja temple at Khajuraho. The image enshrined is said orig-inally to be from Tibet and was gifted to Lak-shavarma by the Prati-hara ruler Devapala.
     The platform that the temple stands on has a charming sculp-tural frieze  of eleph-ants and horsemen in procession. On the southern  side  there 		 

are a few of the more explicitly erotic panels. Climbing the stairs one reaches the broad platform of the temple meant for the ritual pradakshina or circumambulation.

     It is noteworthy in having a boundary railing and a subsidiary shrine in each corner. The most delectable part of the Khajuraho stone temple scheme is the bands of sculptural decoration with exquisite figures of apsaras (celestial courtesans/nymphs), the guardians of the directions and other divine creatures. Erotic panels take a central position on the two balconies of the stone temple. On the western side are a few outstanding sculptures and the voluptuous, curvaceous forms of nude women with ornate jewellery.