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Tourist places to visit in Orissa - Orissa Map

Tourist places to visit in Orissa, India as tourist attractions are Bhubaneswar, Jagannath temple Puri, Konark sun temple, Udayagiri caves, Lalitgiri, Dhauli, Puri Beach, Lingaraja Temple. A coastal state, Orissa has some religiously significant monuments along with miles of white sand beaches and a well developed infrastructure for the traveller. The temple cities of Puri, Bhubaneswar, and Konark are topmost in the itinerary of a visitor to Orissa. There are also natural waterfalls, the sculptural art of the rock caves, the Buddhist and Jain relics, hills , forests, wildlife andRead More


Konark Sun Temple

4.7 / 5 ( 3 votes ) Konark Sun Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a 13th-century Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha, India. It is believed that the temple was built by king Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty around 1250 CE. Standing alone amongst the sand dunes along the Bay of Bengal,  Konark Sun Temple of Konark, also known as the Black Pagoda, is a splendid example of ancient Orissan temple architecture. Centuries of myth and legend shroud its history. According to one legend, Samba, the sonRead More