Halebidu Temple Labyrinth, Karnataka

A Chakravyuha labyrinth carved on the Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu — one of the supreme achievements of Hoysala architecture, built in the 12th century by master sculptor Jakanachari. The temple's exterior is covered with an estimated 20,000 carved figures, no two identical, depicting gods, animals, dancers, and battle scenes in soapstone of extraordinary detail. The Chakravyuha carving among this profusion connects the labyrinth to Hindu cosmological and martial traditions. At Giza bearing 102.07°, 4,959 km from the Great Pyramid, on the Indian subcontinent's western Deccan plateau.