{"id":259982,"date":"2023-09-14T20:46:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T15:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=259982"},"modified":"2023-10-08T08:35:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T03:05:56","slug":"konark-wheel-replica-serves-as-backdrop-of-pm-welcome-handshake-with-g20-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/konark-wheel-replica-serves-as-backdrop-of-pm-welcome-handshake-with-g20-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Konark Wheel replica serves as backdrop of PM welcome handshake with G20 leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article<\/span><b> \u201cKonark Wheel replica serves as backdrop of PM welcome handshake with G20 leaders\u201d\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in <\/span><b>Hindu Business Line on 12th September 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A replica of the Konark Wheel from the Konark Sun temple in Odisha served as the backdrop of the Prime Minister\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">welcome handshake with G20 leaders as<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they arrived at Bharat Mandapam.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the Konark Wheel?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-259983\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/download-1.jpeg?resize=223%2C226&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"226\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Konark Wheel was built during the 13th century under the reign of <\/span><b>King Narasimhadeva-I<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Ganga dynasty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wheel with 24 spokes is also <\/span><b>adapted into India\u2019s national flag<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and embodies ancient wisdom, advanced civilization, and architectural excellence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rotating motion of the wheel <\/span><b>symbolizes time or the Kalachakra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as progress and continuous change in the universe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a symbol of the wheel of democracy, it reflects the resilience of democratic ideals, and commitment to progress in society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Konark Wheel sculpture is <\/span><b>featured on the recent Rs 10 currency notes.T<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced the Rs 10 currency note in 2018.It showcases a profile portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on the front, while the reverse side highlights the exquisitely carved Konark wheel.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Konark Sun Temple?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/konark-sun-temple-added-by-british-for-stability-sand-inside-konark-sun-temple-may-be-cleared\/\"><b>Click Here to read<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cKonark Wheel replica serves as backdrop of PM welcome handshake with G20 leaders\u201d\u00a0 published in Hindu Business Line on 12th September 2023 What is the News? A replica of the Konark Wheel from the Konark Sun temple in Odisha served as the backdrop of the Prime Minister\u2019s&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/konark-wheel-replica-serves-as-backdrop-of-pm-welcome-handshake-with-g20-leaders\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Konark Wheel replica serves as backdrop of PM welcome handshake with G20 leaders<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212,9],"tags":[11872,11069],"class_list":["post-259982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","category-public","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-hindu-business-line","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259982\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}