Façade of the Konark Sun temple designed to resemble a chariot with 12 carved giant wheels pulled by a team of 7 horses, UNESCO heritage Site

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The large structure of the Konark Sun Temple, it is actually the mantapa (mandap). It is a 13th-century Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda), at Konark. The name Konark is derived from the Sanskrit words Kona(corner) and Arka(sun) in reference to

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Size: 5072px × 3396px
Location: Konark, Odisha, India
Photo credit: © Shashank Mehendale / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: architecture, dome, god, gopuram, hinduism, holiness, konark, mandap, place, sprituality, sun, suntemple, temple, worship