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title: Relief Sculpture of Surya in Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal
author: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5012/relief-sculpture-of-surya-in-virupaksha-temple-pat/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
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# Relief Sculpture of Surya in Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal

_Authored by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra_

## Image File

[![Relief Sculpture of Surya in Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5012.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5012.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Surya](https://www.worldhistory.org/Surya/) (sun) in his [chariot](https://www.worldhistory.org/chariot/) as depicted in Virupaksha [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/), Pattadakal. The temple is an Early Chalukyan (543 CE – 753 CE) creation and is built by Queen Loka Mahadevi.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Dalbéra, J. (2016, May 04). Relief Sculpture of Surya in Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5012/relief-sculpture-of-surya-in-virupaksha-temple-pat/>
### Chicago
Dalbéra, Jean-Pierre. "Relief Sculpture of Surya in Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 04, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5012/relief-sculpture-of-surya-in-virupaksha-temple-pat/>.
### MLA
Dalbéra, Jean-Pierre. "Relief Sculpture of Surya in Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 May 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5012/relief-sculpture-of-surya-in-virupaksha-temple-pat/>.

## License & Copyright

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