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Konark Sun Temple
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Konark,Puri,Odisha,India

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06:00 am-08:00 pm
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    It is believed that the temple was built by King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty in 1255 CE.

    The temple is 35 km from Puri and 65 km from Bhubaneswar.

    The name Konark derives from the combination of the Sanskrit words, Kona (corner or angle) and Ark (the sun), in reference to the temple which was dedicated to the Sun God Surya.

    The temple was originally built at the mouth of the river Chandrabhaga,  but the waterline has receded since then. The temple has been built in the form of a giant ornamented chariot of the Sun god, Surya. 

     It has twelve pairs of elaborately carved stone wheels that are 3 meters wide and is pulled by a set of seven horses (4 on the right and 3 on the left). The temple follows the traditional style of Kalinga architecture.  It is carefully oriented towards the east so that the first rays of sunrise strikes the principal entrance. The temple is built from Khondalite rocks.

    The original temple had a main sanctum sanctorum (vimana) which was supposedly 229 feet (70 m) tall.

    Due to the weight of the superstructure (70 m tall) and weak soil of the area, the main vimana  fell in 1837. The audience hall (Jagamohana), which is about 128 feet (39 m) tall, still stands and is the principal structure in the surviving ruins. Among the structures, which have survived to the current day, are the dance hall (Nata mandira) and dining hall (Bhoga mandapa).

    According to the Bhavishya Purana and Samba Purana, there may have been a sun temple in the region earlier than current one, dating to the 9th century or earlier. The books mention three sun temples at Mundira (possibly Konark), Kalapriya (Mathura), and Multan.

    According to the scriptures, Samba, the son of Krishna, was cursed with leprosy. He was advised by the sage, Kataka, to worship the sun god to cure his aliment. Samba performed penance for 12 years in Mitravana near the shores of Chandrabhaga. Both the original Konarak temple and the Multan temple have been attributed to Samba.

    The wheels of the temple are sundials that can be used to calculate time accurately to a minute.

    The current temple is attributed to Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. His reign spanned from 1238 to 1264 CE. The temple may have been a monument to his victory against Tughral Tughan Khan.


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Konark Temple (Sun Temple), Konark, Puri, Odisha, India
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