The Sun temple of Konark , also known as Black Pagoda, is the crowning glory of the temple architecture of ancient Orissa. The design is the celestial chariot of the Sun God pulled by seven exquisitely carved ornamented horses, strained on twelve wheels on either side . The huge monolithic wheels represent time , unityContinue reading “KONARK SUN TEMPLE”
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INDIA WORLD HERITAGE SITES
MY INDIA MY PRIDE India has a rich architectural legacy dating to an ancient past. Timeless monuments , magnificient temples , and breathtaking sites… India never ceases to lure the travellers . Of its prestigious monuments and natural wonders , sixteen cultural and five natural sites of India have already been declared as the worldContinue reading “INDIA WORLD HERITAGE SITES”
MAMALLAPURAM
Lying 58 km south of Chennai , this group of sanctuaries , founded by the Pallava kings , was carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and 8th centuries. The famous Shore Temple , one of the oldest in South India , stnads on the sea shore with its paved forecourts.Continue reading “MAMALLAPURAM”
