Erotic Mithuna Relief at Konark Sun Temple

A sandstone relief sculpture carved into the architectural masonry of the Konark Sun Temple in India. Two figures are depicted in a close embrace: a woman is shown kneeling and performing oral sex on a standing male partner, whose arm is wrapped around her shoulders. The figures are rendered in a stylized, weathered relief, with visible traces of reddish pigmentation on the stone surface.

This sculpture is an example of 'mithuna' (loving couple) imagery found on Orissan temple architecture, which integrates erotic art into a sacred space, symbolizing the union of the soul with the divine or the creative energy of the cosmos.