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Give detail information about sun temple...

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7 December 2016

The name Konark comes 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 Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Hindu temple dedicated to the Sun God. Shaped like a giant chariot, the temple is known for the exquisite stone carvings that cover the entire structure. It is the best-known tourist destination in Orissa and has been a World Heritage Site since 1984. It is located in the village of Konark, which is 35 kilometers north of Puri on the coast of the Bay of Bengal.

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• Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha, India.
• It is assumed that this temple was constructed by king Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty around 1250 CE.
• It was conceived as a gigantic solar chariot with twelve pairs of exquisitely-ornamented wheels dragged by seven rearing horses.
• As per local stories, Narasimhadeva I had hired a chief architect called Bisu Maharana to build the temple.
• The temple comprised a sanctum with a lofty (presumably over 68 m. high) sikhara, a jagamohana (30. m. square and 30. m. high) and a detached nata-mandira (hall of dance) in the same axis.
• The temple is in the form of a gigantic chariot elaborately carved stone wheels, pillars and walls.
• The monument was also called the Black Pagoda'(Kaala Pagoda) by the European sailors. In contrast, the Jagannath Temple in Puri was called the White Pagoda.
• The temple was made on the traditional style of Kalinga architecture.
• The temple is constructed from Khondalite rocks.
• The original temple had a main sanctum sanctorum (vimana), which was supposedly 229 feet (70 m) tall. But because of huge weight of the super structure (70m tall) and weak soil of the area the main vimana fell in 1837.

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