The Sun Temple at Konark, Odisha, is renowned for its magnificent architecture and intricate stone carvings that depict various aspects of life, mythology, and nature with incredible detail and artistry. Tagore was deeply impressed by the sculptural wealth and artistic expression on the temple walls, feeling that the stone carvings conveyed a message more profound than human words.
The legendary poet Rabindranath Tagore described this place by saying, “Here the language of stone surpasses the language of man”. Which UNESCO heritage site are we talking about?
Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2012 · Topic: Provincial Dynasty of North India and Deccan Province (Emergence of Independent Rajput States (Mewar, Marwar))
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Answer: D. Sun Temple, Konark
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