The Sun Temple at Konark in Orissa is a UNESCO World Heritage Monument erected in the middle of the 13th Century by the Eastern Ganga King Narasimadeva in the form of a Chariot of the Sun God.
The beauty of the temple lies in its exquisitely carved wheeels of the chariot that have sculptures engraved all along its spokes and circumferance- containing amotous figures of women in different postures along with the divine Lord Krishna in the centre charmign them with the tune of his flute.
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The Wheel of the Konark Sun Temple Chariot
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Lord Krishna in the centre with his flute
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Rasika tying her hair
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Raskia looking into the mirror
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Rasika combing her hair
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Rasika in her relaxing pose
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Rasika playing cymballs
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Rasika in Shringar ras (beautifying herself)
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Rasika playing music
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Rasika braiding her hair
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Raskia in amorous relaxation
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Images Published in The Poetic Saree - Dance Poems from India by Jaya Mehta