V.V. Sudha Piratti
Mithuna signifies a couple – a male and female. It symbolises the procreative duality. All the creation emantes from the union of this couple, be it any being. Mithuna figures distinctly appear in the Buddhist art from the 2nd C.B.C. onwards at the number of Buddhist sites. In Andhra, Mithunas predominantly appear in Amaravati, Goli and Nagarjunakonda site sculputed panels. Though some effort was made to unravel the significance of Mithuna art by historians, ...