Yogini Temple

Just outside the main temple complex at Khajaraho is a Yogini temple. The Yogini tradition is associated with female deities, Shiva, and various taboos such as meat and sex - among many other things that I am not qualified to speak on. They are located outside towns or complexes, and are often ill looked-after because of their sordid nature. After seeing the grand edifices of Khajaraho, so well preserved, the Yogini temple was striking, and some how more real. It was refreshing to see something that had been allowed to decay; it spoke of a different history. Despite its appearance this temple was not abandoned. There were pots, coconuts, flowers, red fabric - someone still worshipped here.