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Sun Temple Konark is located at Konark, Orissa also know as the Black Pagoda since 13th Century. It was built by the King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty from the oxidizing and well mixture of the ferruginous sandstone in the medieval period of 1236 1264 CE. It is the most famous temple in the World Heritage Site and is top most searches on the sacred sites which have many Ancient Mysteries closed in it. It was found by the survey taken by the NDTV to be in the Seven Wonders of India. It is one of the oldest ancient temples in India in the name of Sun God. The Sun temple Konark is located at 35 km in the North of Puri and is the popular tourist destination in Orissa.
It is also know for its magnificent carvings which is been covered at the exteriors and in interiors of the temple. It was built in the form of huge chariot in the name of the Sun i.e. Surry God. The temple has 12 pairs of the carvings done by stone on the wheels, along with seven galloping horses. At present, out of the all seven horses' only one horse in remain intact. The architecture of the passage is done by keeping in mind that the temple is under the control of the God Surry. The Seven Horses place in the temple defines the 7 days of the week, the twelve pairs of the wheels symbolizes the twelve month of the years whereas, the eight spokes of the wheel defines the different stages of the women's day. The Bhogamandapa is known as the Hall of offering which is situated at the main entrance of the temple. This hall is specially used for the amazing performances of the ritual dances. The walls of the Bhogamandapa is been carved by focusing on the sculptures drawings of the musicians and the dancers. At the roof of the Sun Temple Konark, the sculptures of the musicians and dancers are been built which offers prayers to the Surry. At the Platform of the Sun Konark temple, you will see the magnificent sculpture of the Shiva Nataraja which has posture for the cosmic dance. You will come across the double staircase on the porch, where shrine contains the statute of Surry God. The shrine of the Surry is amazingly sculpture by the green chlorite.
The sculptures carve or built-in the temples are the famous attractions for many tourists. On the exteriors wall of the Sun Knar Temple, you will find the drawings of the floral patterns, mythical beasts, animals and aquatics monsters. There are various sacred sites which will help you in knowing the detailed information of the ancient mysteries which are closed in the Sun Konark Temple. The troupe dancers located in the village perform various forms of dances in the temple. At present, the Sun Knar temple belongs to the Kalong School of the Indian Temple. From October to March, most of the people visit as it is the favorable season. The atmosphere in the month of the March is hot and in June the atmosphere becomes quite cool. There are many sites which will guide you in knowing the best travel package to reach the destiny. Sacred sites will help you in choosing the best from the various list of information on accommodation, schedules of trains or flights and staying facilities, etc. The site will provide you all the necessary information including the numbers of the places, so that it will be very easy for you to access.
