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Multi-periodSite Name: Rajarani templeCountry: India
NOTE: This site is 114.217 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Latitude: 20.243411N Longitude: 85.843607E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Ancient Temple in India
Rajarani Temple, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa
The Rajarani temple, built in 11th century, is famous for its ornate deul, or compass, decorated with some of the most impressive Oriya temple architecture. The temple is remarkable for the absence of any presiding deity. The temple's name is supposed to be derived from the red-gold sandstone used in building it - Rajarani being the local name for the stone.
The deul is intricately carved with figures involved in daily chores. Statues of eight Dipalakas, guarding the eight cardinal directions of the temple, populate the lower portion of the deul. Between them, nymphs, embracing couples, elephants and lions fill the niches and decorate the pillars. Set in a picturesque locale, the temple creates a dramatic image against the setting sun.
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