Rest of the temple was profusely covered with other aspects of life, secular and spiritual. Erotic element can hardly be understood in isolation from the rest of the structure of art at Khajuraho or India. Tantra does not deny any aspect of life, because that would mean denial of God himself. It finds the divine spark in both beauty and ugliness, transcending both, desire and aversion, is its ultimate goal. Artist at Khajuraho found life to be mutilated and incomplete without sex.
Tantric cosmos is divided in to the male and female principle.
Male principle has the form and potential, female has the energy. According to Hindu and Tantric philosophy, one can not achieve anything without the other, as they manifest themselves in all aspects of the universe. Nothing can exist without their co-operation and coexistence. In the ultimate union, one sees love overflowing the body and soul. The sculptures attempt to describe this sublime love.