Konark

had a deeper focus into sex, sexuality and gender.

But we in India, whether we look at the beauty of the Chandela temples of Khajuraho, or we look at the erotic panels in the Konarak temple, Or we look at the most beautiful Shalabhanjika on the eastern gate of the Sanchi Stoop.

What do we see? We see a celebration of beauty.

particularly of a woman's beauty.

And one of the most iconic things there is the Puri Jagannath Temple, which has been popular recently.

But we aren't going to that temple today, rather to the nearby Konark Sun Temple.

So this temple was built to look like a giant stone chariot carrying the sun god across the sky, and it has 24 massive wheels carved into its base, each one about nine and a half feet across.

But here's the part that actually blew my mind.