Snugz Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Hi, a minor question: Tolin (Safelster) city is described as having a Sun Temple (Ehilm, Galanin) complex designed as a chariot on ten pairs of decorated wheels at its base and drawn by seven spirited horses. I'm having difficulty picturing this. Would the actual temple be on some sort of platform atop the chariot (and maybe horses too), maybe with grand staircase(s) leading up to it? Or would the chariot+horses be entirely separate, or something else? Any speculations would be welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metcalph Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I think the wheels are built on the side of the Chariot-shaped Temple (which has no clearance between the temple and the ground). At the front of the temple are huge chains or ropes leading to a massive statuary complex of seven horses. At some point or another there was magical paint to render the ground floor invisible but it has since worn off. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Scott Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 3 hours ago, Snugz said: Hi, a minor question: Tolin (Safelster) city is described as having a Sun Temple (Ehilm, Galanin) complex designed as a chariot on ten pairs of decorated wheels at its base and drawn by seven spirited horses. I'm having difficulty picturing this. Would the actual temple be on some sort of platform atop the chariot (and maybe horses too), maybe with grand staircase(s) leading up to it? Or would the chariot+horses be entirely separate, or something else? Any speculations would be welcome. It sounds like it's based on the Konark Sun temple with only 10 wheels instead of 24 (5 seasons, instead of 12 months) , so maybe it's smaller. It's easier to see in a 3d model: https://www.3ds.com/progress-is-human/heritage-and-future/konark-sun-temple this one doesn't have the larger tower at the back, but I like it better https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/konark-sun-temple-jagmohanaodisha-6a5493c95d1d462f9861d28f86b774ae The wikipedia article isn't that clear : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konark_Sun_Temple 1 2 Quote ----- Search the Glorantha Resource Site: https://wellofdaliath.chaosium.com. Search the Glorantha mailing list archives: https://glorantha.steff.in/digests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Helsdon Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) Perhaps a larger version of this - the Vithalla temple at Hampi. Edited February 13 by M Helsdon 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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