Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Sun Temple, Konârak' has mentioned 'Stone' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Dedicated to the Hindu Sun God Surya, what remains of the temple complex has the appearance of a 100-foot (30xc2xa0m) high chariot with immense wheels and horses, all carved from stone. | WIKI |
| The Konark Sun Temple was built in 1250 A.D. during the reign of the Eastern Ganga King Narsimhadeva-1 from stone in the form of a giant ornamented chariot dedicated to the Sun god, Surya. | WIKI |
| It has 24 elaborately carved stone wheels which are nearly 12 feet (3.7xc2xa0m) in diameter and are pulled by a set of seven horses. | WIKI |
| 1822 drawing of the mandapa's east door and terrace musicians1815 sketch of stone horses and wheels of the mandapa | WIKI |
| A stone wheel engraved in the walls of the temple. | WIKI |
| The sun temple was made from three types of stone. | WIKI |
| According to Mitra, the Khondalite stone weathers faster over time, and this may have contributed to erosion and accelerated the damage when parts of the temples were destroyed. | WIKI |
| The terraces contain stone statues of male and female musicians holding various musical instruments including the vina, mardala, gini,[24] Other major works of art include sculptures of Hindu deities, apsaras and images from the daily life and culture of the people (artha and dharma scenes), various animals, aquatic creatures, birds, legendary creatures, and friezes narrating the Hindu texts. | WIKI |
| In some hymns, the word Surya simply means sun as an inanimate object, a stone, or a gem in the sky (Rigvedic hymns 5.47, 6.51 and 7.63) while in others it refers to a personified deity. | WIKI |
| A medieval era description of Konark When nine flights of steps are passed, a spacious court appears with a large arch of stone upon which are carved the sun and other planets. | WIKI |
| [69] However, the existence of nearby stone temples in the Odisha region that were built earlier and have stood without damage casts doubt to this theory. | WIKI |
| According to P.xc2xa0Parya, the number of rings of moss and lichen growth found on the stone ruins suggests the damage occurred sometime around the 1570s, but this approach does not indicate why or by whom. | WIKI |
| Here the language of stone surpasses the language of human.xe2x80x94xe2x80x89Rabindranath Tagore[77][78] | WIKI |
| Main Temple Structure, Konark Sun Temple Nata mandir Front view of Nata mandir A simha-gaja at the entrance A weathered horse sculpture Elephants of Konark Temple A secondary statue of the Sun god A sculpture on the temple wall Mayadevi Temple at Konark Sculpture of a makara on Mayadevi Temple Vaishnava Temple Sanctum of the Vaishnava Temple Carvings on the Sun temple A sculpture on the temple wall A sculpture taken from the site at the British Museum Replica of Sun Temple at Gwalior Closeup of the motif at the center of a stone wheel Back Side View of Konark Sun Temple Rosasala or kitchen of the temple complex | WIKI |