Visitors unfamiliar with India may be taken aback at its body fetishisation. Religious buildings throughout India feature graphically copulating couples, while many Indians have no problem watching or mimicking any porn they see online in public spaces or watching in private – especially given India’s lack of privacy, which shapes both public and bedroom fantasizing practices – Intimacy expert Pallavi Barnwal told VICE that Indians tend to engage in quick and quiet sex relationships because there’s little time or opportunity for emotional connection or slowing down to connect on an emotional level.”

Indians tend to explore kinks and fetishes through cultural practices that would be considered taboo in Western society, like Kamasutra – a sexual guide which was banned during colonisation, yet still informs contemporary artists who try to challenge our perception of nudity with their work.

Banerjee notes the impact of Bollywood, which strives to present more explicit depictions of sexuality to mainstream society. She asserts this tends to have an especially profound effect on women, who see men like Shah Rukh Khan on screen and dream of having slow [romantic] sex with them.