India Perspectives, Volume 18PTI for the Ministry of External Affairs, 2005 - India |
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Page 5
... stands the celebrated " Black Pagoda " or the Sun Temple of Konark , dedicated to the Sun God . This colossal structure , originally over 70 - metre high , was erected by king Narasimha Dev of the Ganga dynasty of Orissa in celebration ...
... stands the celebrated " Black Pagoda " or the Sun Temple of Konark , dedicated to the Sun God . This colossal structure , originally over 70 - metre high , was erected by king Narasimha Dev of the Ganga dynasty of Orissa in celebration ...
Page 7
... stands a complex of churches . convents and monasteries , also designated in 1986 , unique in the whole East . The gloomy ruins of others that could not withstand the ravages of time can still be found . Most famous of all is the ...
... stands a complex of churches . convents and monasteries , also designated in 1986 , unique in the whole East . The gloomy ruins of others that could not withstand the ravages of time can still be found . Most famous of all is the ...
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... stands within a large rectangular enclosure , surrounded by a few smaller shrines . The building as it stands today , apart from some restorations carried out by the Archaelogical Survey of India ( ASI ) after damages caused to it by ...
... stands within a large rectangular enclosure , surrounded by a few smaller shrines . The building as it stands today , apart from some restorations carried out by the Archaelogical Survey of India ( ASI ) after damages caused to it by ...
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