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Description4 Erotic statues of Hindu Virupaksha Shiva Temple Hampi, Vijayanagar Karnataka India.jpg |
Virupaksha, a 7th century Hindu temple, is located in Hampi 350 km from Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka in southern India. It is part of the Group of Monuments at Hampi, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Virupaksha is a form of Shiva and has other temples dedicated to him, notably at the Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, another World Heritage Site. Eroticism is part of this and many other Hindu Temples, celebrating sexuality and fertility. It is seen in Hindu way of life and religious beliefs as a means that regenerates, recycle and refreshes the cycle of life. It is Kama, one of the four aims of a healthy human life in Hinduism; the other three are Artha, Dharma and Moksha. In 1565, Muslim Sultanate army attacked the Hindu Vijayanagara kingdom and razed, depopulated, and destroyed Vijayanagar city and its numerous Hindu temples and icons, including Virupaksha, over a period of several months. They were restored and rebuilt, in original style, by local Hindus, in recent centuries. Décor à caractère érotique du gopuram est du temple de Virupaksha à Hampi (Vijayanagar). Le temple de Virupaksha est le plus ancien et le plus important de Hampi. Le temple est situé sur la rive sud de la rivière Tungabadra, dans la ville sacrée. Il est depuis des siècles un centre de pèlerinage pour les dévôts de Shiva. Le premier sanctuaire a été créé sur ce site au VIIe siècle. À l'origine, le temple était dédié à une déesse locale appelée Pampa, puis Virupaksha quand elle a été symboliquement mariée à Shiva. Elle est ainsi devenue une des formes de Parvati, la parèdre de Shiva du Panthéon hindou. Chaque année, est célébré à Hampi le mariage de la déesse avec Shiva. Ces représentations érotiques sur le gopuram sont probablement liées à ces rites de fertilité. Site: http://hampi.in/virupaksha-temple |
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