A reference entry on the Konark Sun Temple, covering its construction as a colossal stone chariot for Surya, its 24 wheels symbolizing the hours and months, and the sculptural cycles on its jagamohana including figures read as the twelve Adityas.
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Reliability Tier3
Tier three: a general reference entry, used here to independently corroborate dsource.in's account of the temple's date, form and solar-cycle sculptural programme. Citation
PublisherGrokipedia
Source Typereference article
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This source names Konark Sun Temple directly: "A reference entry on the Konark Sun Temple, covering its construction as a colossal stone chariot for Surya, its 24 wheels symbolizing the hours and months, and the sculptural cycles on its..."
Source Konark Sun Temple, Grokipedia
Surya, Deities This source names Surya directly: "as a colossal stone chariot for Surya, its 24 wheels symbolizing the hours and months, and the sculptural cycles on its jagamohana including figures read as the twelve Adityas."
Source Konark Sun Temple, Grokipedia
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This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Sacred Art & Iconography, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Sacred Sites, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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