Description

Astadhatu Arjun-Rath.

Astadhatu Arjun-Rath showcases intricate detailing around the idol’s robe and other adornments around the head and body. The robe has a distinct fine mesh work that grabs attention.
अष्टदात्तु ने मूर्ति के वस्त्र और सिर और शरीर के आस-पास अन्य अलंकरण के बारे में जटिल विवरण दिखाया। बागे का एक अलग ठीक मस्तक होता है जो ध्यान आकर्षित करता है|
As per the great epic of Mahabharata, Shri Krishna became Arjun’s Sarathi (driver), leading him and the Pandavas to victory. Shri Krishna says in the Gita (18/78) that, where there is Krishna and Arjuna, there’s wealth, victory, power and immutable morality. The ultimate essence of the chariot is that the Jiva (soul) should unwarrantedly surrender to the supreme Sarathi – God, if he wishes to successfully traverse the yatra (journey) of life, Samsara.

Arjuna Ratha is a monument from the Pallava Period at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. Dated to the seventh century, it is an example of early Dravidian architecture and of monolith Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century during the reign of King Mahendravarman I and his son Narasimhavarman I (630–680 AD) of the Pallava Kingdom. One of the Pancha Rathas,^[3] is believed to have been completed before the Dharmaraja Ratha, and like that and the Bhima Ratha, the stone temple is a replica of an earlier wooden version that preceded it. It is one of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984.