konark sun temple
7 Places to visit in Orissa
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