**Konark Sun Temple***
Temple was built by Narasimhadeva I of the Ganga dynasty in 13th century.
The temple is designed as a chariot consisting of 24 wheels.
Each wheel has a diameter of 9 feet, 9 inches, with 8 spokes.
See the details enclosed with images.
Temple was built by Narasimhadeva I of the Ganga dynasty in 13th century.
The temple is designed as a chariot consisting of 24 wheels.
Each wheel has a diameter of 9 feet, 9 inches, with 8 spokes.
See the details enclosed with images.
Image 1: Out of these wheels two wheels are sundials.
Sundial has 8 major spokes that divide 24 hours into 8 equal parts, which means that the time between two major spokes is 3 hours.
Image 2: There are 8 minor spokes as well. Each minor spoke runs exactly in the middle of 2
Sundial has 8 major spokes that divide 24 hours into 8 equal parts, which means that the time between two major spokes is 3 hours.
Image 2: There are 8 minor spokes as well. Each minor spoke runs exactly in the middle of 2
major spokes. This means that the minor spoke divides the 3 hours in half, so the time between a major spoke and a minor spoke is an hour and half or 90 minutes.
Image 3 : The edge of the wheel has a lot of beads. There are 30 beads between a minor and a major spoke. So, the 90 minutes are further divided by 30 beads. This means that each bead carries a value of 3 minutes.
