The wheels found on the chariot shaped Konark temple are exquisitely carved on the face of the jagamohana platform. These are so realistic that they even have an axle kept in position by a pin as it would be in an actual cart or chariot. The hub of the wheel is decorated with beaded rings and a row of lotus-petals; the latter in some wheels have dancers and musicians very rhythmically sculpted.

The thin spokes have a row of alternate beads and discs, while the broad spokes broaden further near the centre where they become roughly diamond-shaped. In the centre are richly carved medallions, containing numerous deities, erotic and amorous figures and kanyas in various poses. Similar medallions also occur on the face of the axle. The available ones portray a god in the company of a goddess (probably Shiva-Parvati), Krishna playing on a flute amidst cowherds; a king seated on an elephant facing a group of persons seeking mercy.

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