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    The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
    The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
    The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
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    The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

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    This immortal work also serves as a window into Indian culture and mysticism. Its unique approach —combining meditations on politics and social customs with counsel on love and intimacy — features frank, direct advice on bodily pleasures, from aphrodisiacs and kissing to orgasm-delaying techniques.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStargatebook
    Release dateAug 31, 2017
    ISBN9788826465449
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    Vatsyayana

    Vatsyayana was a Hindu philosopher believed to have lived sometime between the first and sixth centuries AD. He is credited with authoring the Kama Sutra, one of the world’s best-known guides to eroticism and human sexual behavior, which has formed the basis for modern erotic literature.

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