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4 unusual facts about Pancha Rathas


Pancha Rathas

The architectural elegance of the Dharmaraja Ratha is its pyramidal structure which rises in three steps.

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Next in line is the Bhima Ratha built to a rectangular plan and with lion mounted columned (four columns) galleries on both long sides.

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The next in order is the Arjuna Ratha, which is well decorated with an elegant façade and is akin to the Dharmaraja Ratha.

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The Draupadi Ratha, which is the last in the line, is a square structure, which resembles a village hut with thatch roof.


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