Detail of the main spire with some of the 646 erotic figures carved in sandstone on the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, largest of the Chandela temples, within Western Group, Khajuraho, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

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