Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Surya Mandir

Surya Mandir - The Sun Temple of Ranchi in Jharkhand.




The Sun Temple of Ranchi is a magnificent piece of architecture. Sun Temple is a mammoth vehicle having 18 wheels which is driven by seven horses. This piece of architecture is surrounded with green lawns.

The Sun temple is situated about 39 km from Ranchi on Ranchi-Tata Road near Bundu. This temple, one of the highlights of Ranchi is architecturally very attractive and has received the title "a poem written in stone". The temple is designed in the form of a gigantic chariot with 18 richly decorated wheels (9 on each side)
driven by 7 life- like white horses.










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