Among all of odisha s hundreds of temples the one that stands unparalleled in terms of both architectural conception and sculptural brilliance is the great sun temple of konark she calls the temple a monument of epic imagination which is the. Debala mitra in her book konark first published by the asi in 2003 said. However the temple itself is actually a giant sculpture of the.
Sculptures abound in orissa s konark temple built in the 13th century to commemorate surya the sun god. Dedicated to the hindu sun god surya what remains of the temple complex has the appearance of a 100 foot 30 m high chariot with. The temple is attributed to king narasimhadeva i of the eastern ganga dynasty about 1250 ce.
Konark sun temple konark surya mandir is a 13th century ce sun temple at konark about 35 kilometres 22 mi northeast from puri on the coastline of odisha india. Konark sun temple is the famous indiantemple it located at puri odisha state in india a group of classical odissi dancers performing odissi dance on stage at konark temple odisha india. Beautiful sculpture at the entrance of konark sun temple konark sun temple side photo.
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Erotic sculptures at konark sun temple. The konark sun temple is famous for the thousands of high relief sculptures of maithuna sexual union in a ritual context date april 9 2013 show maps with photo location hide maps with photo location. Add to likebox 115387121 the thai temple art of the faith in thailand.
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