Wednesday 21 December 2011

Konark Sun Temple -Odisha


The Sun Temple, built the King Narasimhadeva in the thirteenth century also known as the Black Pagoda.
The temple in Orissa is an architectural wonder enhancing the beauty of Konark City.
The  Temple is one of the most stunning historic monuments of religious architecture in the world.
 Konark Temple is designed  with seven horses and twenty four wheels, carrying the Sun God, Surya. A masterpiece of Odisha's medieval architecture, the Sun temple was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1984. 
Konark is located about 65 km from Bhubaneswar and 35 km from Puri. An ideal place for tourists, Konark forms one of the three points of the “Golden Triangle of Tourism" in the State of Odisha.

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