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This is a typical erotic posture from Khajuraho, depicted on the upper band of the north wall of Vishvanath temple. The posture is based on yogic exercise, that of the sheerasana or the head posture, with the woman upside down. Two female assistants support the couple, with the woman's fingers fondling the genitalia of one of them. At best this is an imaginary posture. Mithun exercises of this nature also have some basis in the spread of tantrism prevalent at the time in the region, with sexual union used as a shortcut to gaining moksha or liberation from the chain of rebirths.
 waterfalls and forts that are mentioned in travel books. Well, our local research wasn’t very encouraging - the waterfall is a misnomer as the water just falls from jutting rocks (we didn’t visit but saw the Pandav falls in a local video on Khajuraho that I picked up from a book shop). Similarly, the Ramgarh Palace is now an Oberoi group property and not open for public. Ajaygarh Fort is open to tourists but involves a 1.5 km trek uphill and we were once again defeated by the glare of the sun and didn’t undertake this excursion. Regarding Panna National Park once again the local feedback was that except for some varieties of deer and birds, this publicized place doesn’t offer much wildlife gazing for enthusiasts. All in all Khajuraho is a
place to visit in good weather - after Diwali and atleast 15 days before
Holi.
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