Khajuraho, India

Gentlemen, don't try this at home," jokes the guide as a group of tourists gazes at an erotic relief on a Hindu temple.

The sandstone frieze depicts a man standing on his head having intercourse with a voluptuous woman as two handmaidens look on and provide support for the couple. As the sun sets, the sculptures become golden and seem to come alive.

The frieze is just one of thousands of sculptures carved into 25 ancient Hindu temples that remain standing in Khajuraho, in the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. These Hindu temples have become a huge magnet for tourists, with travellers from around the world first stopping at the Taj Mahal, India's monument to love, and then making their way to Khajuraho.

The erotic temples at Khajuraho, first discovered in 1838, are a kind of sculptural Kama Sutra, drawing both westerners and Indians alike. Built about 1,000 years ago they are all that remain of a grouping of 85 temples that were designed under the patronage of the Chandella kings who ruled the area from the 9th to the 14th centuries.

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