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3023 INDIA (Odisha) - Sun Temple, Konârak (UNESCO WHS)

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3023 One of the two war horses in front of the southern side
of the Sun Temple at Konârak

The Sun Temple at Konârak, located on the eastern shores of the Indian subcontinent, at 65km from Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha, is one of the outstanding examples of temple architecture and art as revealed in its conception, scale and proportion, and in the sublime narrative strength of its sculptural embellishment. It was originally built at the mouth of the river Chandrabhaga, but the waterline has receded since then.

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