destroyed them, and like the similarly amazing ruins in faraway Ankgor Watt in Cambodia, they were covered by jungle for centuries before being discovered by westerners in the nineteenth century. It's obvious from the sculptures covering the walls of the existing temples that group sex was part of the repertoire of this accomplished culture. Scenes with every conceivable combination of sexual union abound, but they are side by side with scenes of all aspects of life, various gods and goddesses, animals, and plant life. Judging from the sculptures, despite the freedom to explore many configurations, the male/female dyad was the predominant social unit.



Perhaps this society is distantly related to the Gonds people, an indigenous tribal people still living in the forests of central India who are known fortheir Ghotuls. The Ghotul is thought to be a very ancient institution where young people are taught everything from crafts to to farming to the arts of love. In some villages, all the young people, both girls and boys, sleep together at the Ghotul beginning in early , though they still visit with their parents daily. They are given total sexual freedom and are expected to explore with everyone in the group so that they can learn who they are from the many different reflections. Pairing up is forbidden until adulthood, at which time is the rule.

The Gonds people live in modern-day Maharashtra, the same state where cosmopolitan Mumbai and Pune, site of the infamous Osho ashram, is located. Pune has become a high-tech center and is home