On the shores of the Bay of Bengal, bathed in the rays of the rising sun, the temple at Konarak is a monumental representation of the sun god Surya's chariot; its 24 wheels are decorated with symbolic ...

Imagine a 100-foot high chariot with 24 wheels — each 12 foot in diameter — being pulled by seven horses! Yes, we are talking of the Sun Temple at Konark, Odisha. In the late 17th century ...

The Konark Sun Temple in Odisha ... art with scientific concepts. The temple is designed as a colossal chariot, complete with 24 elaborately carved wheels and seven stone horses that appear ...