A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c8.63

c8.63

The most renowned achievement of the vigorous Orissan school of architects is the temple of the Sun at Konārak (*vulgo* 'Kanaruc') on the coast, known to sailors as the Black Pagoda, in order to distinguish it from the White Pagoda, or temple of Jagannāth at Purī. The remains of the main steeple, never completed, which had been overwhelmed long ago by the drifting sand, have been lately exposed by excavation. The porch, which stands practically perfect, is covered by a beautifully designed