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Published: June 1st 2011Asia » India » Madhya Pradesh » Khajuraho
April 7th 2011

Hindu tantra is a highly unorthodox form of yoga. Rather than deny themselves the fruits of worldly pleasures, the practitioners of it strive to gain the fullest possible pleasure from them. In other words. through sexual intercourse and other worldly pleasures tantrikas sought and seek to carry their consciousness to the peak of enlightenment. The tantric movement peaked around the 10th cent... Read Full Entry

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