This
dedicated to God Sun, built in AD 1250 temple, which was
included in World Heritages Sites of UNESCO in the year 1984
is situated on the shores of Bay of Bengal in eastern Indian
state Orissa near the famous Hindu Pilgrimage city Puri.
Konark Sun Temple is the best illustration of sculptural work
and architectural excellence in the country. The Chariot of
Surya Bhagwan have 24 wheels, two rows of 12 wheels on each
side and seven horses are pulling the chariot. In fact this
the graphical representation for the division of time, 2 rows
are indicating two parts Day and Night of the day, 12 wheels
are the 12 months of the years, 7 horses are the seven days of
a week and 24 hours of day are being represented by total 24
number of wheels.
