🛕 Magnificent Konark Sun Temple
Channel: el Liven
Date: 2023-09-17

Join us as we visit the Konark Sun Temple, one of the most stunning examples of Hindu architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This 13th-century temple was built by King Narasimha Deva I to honor Surya, the sun god. The temple resembles a giant chariot with 12 pairs of wheels and seven horses, all carved from stone. The temple is famous for its intricate sculptures, erotic scenes, and astronomical features. Learn about the history, mystery, and facts of this amazing temple in this video.

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Chapters:
00:00 Lion Entrance
01:06 Festival Hall
03:16 Chariot of the Sun God
06:09 Surya and Friezes
07:16 War Elephants
10:01 Pillared Hall
11:01 outro and credits

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🎵 Santana 1992-05-05 Paris France Palais Omnisports De Paris Bercy SBD with Ambience Dat master16_44 FLAC from Lossless Legs https://www.shnflac.net/
🎛🎚🎧 Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/
🖼  •  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Konark_Sun_Temple_-_IRCTC_2017_(11).jpg - Sculpture at Konark depicting Narasingha Deva I seated atop a war elephant and being presented with a giraffe by some African merchants
 • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plan_of_Sun_Temple_of_Konark,_Orissa,_India_-_HU_version.svg
 •  https://maproute.in/konark-temple-abode-of-sun-god-orissa/ - Sun gods on the mandap photos
 •  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Surya_or_the_Sun_God,_Konark.jpg
 •  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Konark_Sun_Temple_Statue_of_Sun_God.jpg
 •  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Statue_of_Surya,_Kon%C3%A2rak.jpg

📚 References:
https://asi.nic.in/konarak-sun-temple-architecture/ 
https://archive.org/details/konarak00mitr/page/44/mode/2up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konark_Sun_Temple
http://www.shreekhetra.com/konsun.html - description  of the sun god statues
Indian sculpture and painting, illustrated by typical masterpieces, with an explanation of their motives and ideals by Havell, E. B. (Ernest Binfield), 1908. https://archive.org/details/cu31924016181798/page/n255/mode/2up
Sanjeev Sanyal. The Ocean of Churn. Penguin. 2016 - Nagas