Rati & Kamadeva, Khajuraho

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Illustration

Anindita Basu
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published on 29 July 2016

Kamadev, the god of love, and his wife Rati. Kamadev holds his sugarcane-and-bees-stringed bow and flower-tipped arrow. Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, 11th CE.

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Anindita Basu
Anindita is a technical writer and editor. Her off-work interests include Indology, data visualisation, and etymology.

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