Heritage · UNESCO
A UNESCO temple. A 37-minute story told in light every dawn.
Odisha, India · 2017–Present (Permanent)
The Challenge
A 13th-century UNESCO World Heritage Site shaped as a gigantic chariot pulled by seven horses. The challenge: create a permanent interpretive experience that reveals the temple’s mythology and architecture to 400,000+ annual visitors — in 12 languages, operating at dawn daily, with the reliability of infrastructure rather than event.
The Approach
3D reconstructions from laser scans overlay onto the real architecture like a digital restoration skin — bringing back beauty lost by time. The projection reveals carved details invisible in normal light and tells the narrative arc of the Sun Temple’s mythology through a 37-minute show.
Konark Sun Temple — permanent projection mapping installation
Outcomes
400K+
Annual visitors
98.4%
System uptime over 3+ years
87%
Visitor understanding improvement
12+
Languages supported
The Relationship