Sun Temple, Konark,Odisha was built by Eastern Ganga King Narasimhadeva 1(1238-64) to enshrine the image of Sun God. He entire complex was designed in the form of a huge chariot drawn by seven spirited horses on twelve pairs of exquisitely carved wheels. The sanctum symbolises the majestic stride of Sun God and marks the culmination of the Orissan archilectural style. The Vimana of the deol has collapsed, while that of jagamohana and the nata mandapa are well preserved. The walls of the temple contain superb carving of divine, semi-divine and animal figures among floral and geometric ornamentations. He vivacious kanyas danseuses are remarkable for their sensuous modelling pulsating with human emotions which are absorbed in a variety of gestures and rhythmic actions. Such sculptures render the Orissan temple a class unto themselves. Mighty simha -gajas welcome the visitor at the porches.
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Majestic in conception, this temple is indeed one of the sublimest monuments of India, notable as much for its imposing dimensions and faultless proportions as for the harmonious integration of architectural grandeur with plastic elegance.
The poet Rabindranath Tagore said of Konark that 'here the language of stone surpasses the language of man', and it is true that the experience of Konark is impossible to translate into words.
Sun Temple, also called black pagoda, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1984).
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Sun Temple, Konark,Odisha was built by Eastern Ganga King Narasimhadeva 1(1238-64) to enshrine the image of Sun God. He entire complex was designed in the form of a huge chariot drawn by seven spirited horses on twelve pairs of exquisitely carved wheels. The sanctum symbolises the majestic stride of Sun God and marks the culmination of the Orissan archilectural style. The Vimana of the deol has collapsed, while that of jagamohana and the nata mandapa are well preserved. The walls of the temple contain superb carving of divine, semi-divine and animal figures among floral and geometric ornamentations. He vivacious kanyas danseuses are remarkable for their sensuous modelling pulsating with human emotions which are absorbed in a variety of gestures and rhythmic actions. Such sculptures render the Orissan temple a class unto themselves. Mighty simha -gajas welcome the visitor at the porches.
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Sun Temple, Konark,Odisha was built by Eastern Ganga King Narasimhadeva 1(1238-64) to enshrine the image of Sun God. The temple follows the traditional style of Kalinga architecture. It is carefully oriented towards the east so that the first rays of sunrise strikes the principal entrance. The temple is built from Khondalite rocks. The original temple had a main sanctum sanctorum (vimana), which was supposedly 229 feet (70 m) tall. Due to the weight of the super structure (70m tall) and weak soil of the area the main vimana fell in 1837. The audience hall (Jagamohana), which is about 128 feet (30 m) tall, still stands and is the principal structure in the surviving ruins .
Mighty simha -gajas welcome the visitors at the porches.
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The entire complex was designed in the form of a huge chariot drawn by seven spirited horses on twelve pairs of exquisitely carved wheels. The sanctum symbolises the majestic stride of Sun God and marks the culmination of the Orissan archilectural style. The Vimana of the deol has collapsed, while that of jagamohana and the nata mandapa are well preserved. The walls of the temple contain superb carving of divine, semi-divine and animal figures among floral and geometric ornamentations.
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