Konnark is a small town south of Kolkata and it's famous Sun Temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The temple has been ravaged by time and in order to stop it toppling over it has now been filled with sand.
The intricacy of the carvings is incredible. The temple displays all 84 positions of the Kama Sutra, as above. There are repeated carvings of elephants battling dragons (?) and the 24 wheels that represent the wheels of Surya's (sun god) chariot and also the hours in a day.
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