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View at the Decorative stone relief Columns in Konark Sun Temple complex - Odisha,India Royalty Free Stock Photo

View at the Decorative stone relief Columns in Konark Sun Temple Odisha, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

Frontage View at the Decorative stone relief Columns in 13th CE Konark Sun Temple Royalty Free Stock Photo

View at the Decorative stone relief Columns in Konark Sun Temple Odisha, India

Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres 22 mi northeast from Puri on the coastline of Odisha, India. The temple is attributed to king Narasingha deva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty about 1250 CE. Dedicated to the Hindu sun god Surya, what remains of the temple complex has the appearance of a 100-foot high chariot with immense wheels and horses, all carved from stone. Once over 200 feet high, much of the temple is now in ruins, in particular the large shikara tower over the sanctuary;