A sculptural relief cycle carved on the exterior walls of the jagamohana, or assembly hall, of the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, India, built in the mid-13th century under King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty as a colossal stone chariot for the sun god Surya, its 24 wheels reading as the hours of the day and its seven horses as the days of the week. Among the temple's extensive sculptural programme are figures identified with the twelve Adityas, the solar deities whose collective cycle marks the sun's yearly passage through the months, carved as part of a temple whose entire architectural scheme is organized around solar time. Konark is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most celebrated works of Kalinga temple architecture.
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Origins
CreationSourced to the subject's own account Date of CreationSourced to the subject's own accountMid-13th century AD, reign of Narasimhadeva I 2 Custody
Current LocationKonark Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha, India 1 Physical Form
MediumCarved stone relief (khondalite and chlorite) 1 Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectFigures identified with the twelve Adityas, the solar deities of the sun's yearly cycle, carved on the temple's jagamohana. 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightSourced to the subject's own accountThis atlas describes and cites the relief cycle rather than reproducing photographs of it. 2 Medium (class) Connections
Associated With
Ganga, Deities This source names Ganga directly: "King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty as a colossal stone chariot for the sun god Surya, its 24 wheels reading as the hours of the day and its seven horses as the days of the week."
Source Surya, The Sun God (dsource.in)
This source names Konark Sun Temple directly: "jagamohana, or assembly hall, of the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, India, built in the mid-13th century under King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty as a colossal stone chariot for the sun..."
Source Surya, The Sun God (dsource.in)
Surya, Deities This source names Surya directly: "colossal stone chariot for the sun god Surya, its 24 wheels reading as the hours of the day and its seven horses as the days of the week."
Source Surya, The Sun God (dsource.in)
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Source Surya, The Sun God (dsource.in)
Originated In
India, Regions Source Surya, The Sun God (dsource.in)
Sources
1. Surya, The Sun God (dsource.in)
dsource.in, National Institute of Designdsource.in, Surya the Sun God, NVLI collection
The stone sculpture of Surya was once a part of the 'garbh-griha' or the sanctum sanctorum of the famous Konark Temple in Orissa.
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A sculptural relief cycle carved on the exterior walls of the jagamohana, or assembly hall, of the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, India, built in the mid-13th century under King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty as a colossal stone chariot for the sun god Surya, its 24 wheels reading as the hours of the day and its seven horses as the days of the week.
- Originated In: India, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: India
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