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The Kamasutra and Its Interpretations

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The Old Fashioned Sex About 500 years old sculpture from Nad-kelese in rural India
	Love, like liquor, intoxicates!
Man uses his Phallus to beat the drum! Scuplture from Bagali shows woman dancing to his tune
	Woman Hanging on to her Lover. Detail from a wall painting, Tumkur
The Comfort Union Detail from a North Indian painting
	Couple on their First Night Inauguration in lovemaking generates love, friendship, and respect in the hearts of women - Kamasutra
"Let Praise be Given to God that He has created Woman"
	The Love Knot Stone sculpture at the village of Induru, North Kanara
A Group Sex Scene Depicted in Ancient Sculpture Dubella Museum, Dubella
	The Mutually Reciprocal Position Erotic temple sculpture from Ballegavi
Couple Engaged in a Game of Love Artist has depcited reciprocal eye and limb contact in this 19th century painting.
	Sex in the Kitchen! In this sculpture the artist has depicted a couple in coitus even as the woman is engaged with kitchen utensils.
Monkey Kamasutra Detail from a sculpted pillar, Sravanabelagola
	Couple at Foreplay Illustration based on a temple sculpture shows "Beginnings of a Union"
"Practice Yoga and Excel at Sex" Vatsyayana recommends physical excerise and Yoga to become a good lover
	Islamic Kamasutra (?) Painting shows couple in Islamic attire and features engaged in coitus. It is unlikely that such paintings are based on actual models, and experts typically attribute them to artist's imagination.

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