Konark (or Konarak) is a small town in the state of Orissa, India, on the Bay of Bengal, sixty-five kilometres from Bhubaneswar.
Konark is the site of the 13th-century Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda), built in black granite by King Narasimhadeva. The temple is one of the most important Brahman sanctuaries, and is a world heritage site. It takes the form of the chariot of Surya, the sun god, and is heavily decorated with stone carving. The temple is now partly in ruins, and a collection of its sculptures is housed in the Sun Temple Museum, which is run by the Archaeological Survey of India. The poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote of Konark: "here the language of stone surpasses the language of man". Konark is also home to an annual dance festival, held every December, devoted to classical Indian dance forms, including the traditional classical dance of Orissa, odissi.
Konark beach is a popular tourist destination, though the waters are deceptively calm. Its main attraction lies in its views of the temple.
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konark temple the best pic
Written by Sonu_lovesu on 2005-08-06 06:43:08
hi im sonu
or bharati whaeve u called i lvoe this p[ic
thanks for that
it is ecxcel;lent
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Written by freddiedesai on 2005-08-09 00:01:55
Indeed a world heritage |
wow
Written by mukul on 2005-08-09 05:15:15
superb
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KONARK
Written by debajyoti on 2005-10-27 00:54:24
The 7th Ajuba of World.  |
Written by abhishikt on 2005-12-09 23:34:11
EXCELLENT PICTURES , JUST AMAZING
KEEP IT UP AND SEND ME MORE
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Written by abhishikt on 2005-12-09 23:34:48
EXCELLENT PICTURES , JUST AMAZING
KEEP IT UP AND SEND ME MORE
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Konark
Written by m_laddha on 2006-01-30 05:31:47
Konark |
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Written by nik_ilu on 2006-07-16 19:36:09
Cool  |
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Written by sameershilimkar on 2006-11-09 13:35:03
this is a one of the nice place of india.
this is superb pcitures.   |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by hemanshi on 2007-02-26 14:35:15
so nice. |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by srinivasaraoachalla on 2007-09-16 08:08:18
fantbulous indeed |
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Written by vedhasiv2 on 2007-10-12 09:29:02
This is very very beautiful and it seems that i am enjoying it in that particular temple . |
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Written by ckantp on 2007-10-12 10:07:58
hi frnds ,veru gud information . send more
JAI GURU DEV
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Konark Sun Temple
Written by rukhsana on 2007-10-12 13:16:00
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Written by bhagavath1 on 2007-10-12 16:24:39
Very Nice pic
Hindu Temples r very superb |
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Written by apnayak on 2007-10-13 11:33:06
I love this type of romantic place,i proud that i visited konark temple~[]~~[]~  |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by apnayak on 2007-10-13 11:35:23
behad khubsurat jagah hai.............
khas kar sunset...........   |
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Written by jayabharat.vardhan on 2007-10-14 17:14:40
Excellent work was done by our ancient heroes. Beautiful photographs |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by Subramanyam on 2007-10-19 10:02:16
Beautiful architecture. |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by kev on 2007-10-24 13:46:41
nice pix |
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Written by angara.89 on 2007-11-05 10:20:03
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Written by raj_rsb on 2007-11-19 14:38:50
temple is pretty good........
i like the most |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by jeeva_bharathi on 2007-12-07 13:11:08
TEMPLE IS VERY BEAUTIFUL
I LIKE VERY MUCH |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by yespeeor on 2008-02-13 17:23:27
Wonderful pictures of one of the beautiful heritage of India.Well done |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by drlskrishnan on 2008-02-13 20:29:41
Classic pictures. |
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Written by bbdash01 on 2008-02-14 09:02:10
I believe the first rays of the sun fall on the temple , A little more details like the story of completion of the dome of the temple could be incvluded to make it even better with th e photographs of the temple in the early morning.
Regards Dr dash |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by dk1 on 2008-07-16 14:12:54
The Konark SUN temple is one of great example of Hindu architecture work and one of the most stunning monuments of religious architecture in the world. Built by the King Narasimhadeva in the thirteenth century, the entire temple was designed in the shape of a colossal chariot with seven horses and twenty four wheels, carrying the sun god, Surya, across the heavens. Surya has been a popular deity in India since the Vedic period.
The Sun god worshipped in Ark Kshetra is also called Konark. In 'Brahma Purana' the Sun God in Ark-kshetra has been described as Konaditya. So it is evident that the place where the Kona aditya (or Kona-arka, the Sun god) was worshipped was also popularly called Konark
It is described in Purusottam Mahatmya that Lord Vishnu after killing the demon Gayasur, to commemorate the glory of his victory, placed his Sankha (cronch) in Puri, Chakra (disc) in Bhubaneswar, Gada (mace) in Jajapur and Padma (lotus) in Konark and they were later known as Sankha Kshetra, Chakra Kshetra, Gada Kshetra and Padma Kshetra respectively.
This corner on the east sea coast houses the ruins of a temple, exquisitely built to resemble a gigantic chariot with impeccably carved wheels, columns and panels. It stands as a mute reminder of the times when Orissan architecture has reached its pinnacle.
In later ages the five supreme Gods worshipped by Hindu were Ganesh (destroyer of obstacles and fulfiller of desires), Vishnu (the cosmic sustainer of the phenomena universe), Siva (the cosmic destroyer of the universe), Durga (the mother goddess and source of all energies), and the Sun (the life giving energy). They are called Pancha-Devata. In Orissa there are five different kshetras or religious centers celebrated for these Pancha Devata viz: Vinayaka or Ganesh kshetra at Mahavinayak hills in the district of Cuttack, Vishnu or Sankha (the attributes in the hands of Lord Vishnu) Kshetra at Puri, Siva or Ekamra Kshetra at Bhubaneswar, Durga or Viraja Kshetra at Jajpur or Yajanapur where Yajati Keshri, worthy king of Keshri dynasty, performed an Asvamedha-Yajna (horse sacrifice) on the bank of the river Vaitarani and Surya or Arka Kshetra at Konark. So, Konark as it appears has sanctity as a kshetra much earlier than the present temple.
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Konark Sun Temple
Written by VIMORA on 2008-07-23 20:24:16
Simply superb monuments. |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by irfanawaan on 2009-05-05 11:58:29
time waisting constructions |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by irfanawaan on 2009-05-05 12:01:06
only time waisting constructions |
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Written by ainamohan on 2009-05-16 00:15:52
Oh what a beautiful piece of Workmanship. It is just superb. We have in India many such beautiful places to visit and increase the circumference of our brain. Please advise the present generation to spend some time on these places also and not only waste time in Bars, Discos, or sit in front of the chatterbox. |
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Written by cutemoorthy on 2009-09-01 18:53:09
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Written by MAHESON on 2009-10-15 00:39:42
EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL TEMPLE |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by ainamohan on 2009-10-17 00:54:37
a very information on the Konark wspwcially a writeup by Vimora. Gents the reason for not being in the list of Worlds seven wonders 1) Definately Polictics, 2) The lack of it's existence and awareness created by due to the lack of interest by the TOURISM Dept. and the state it is in Ruins and the collection of it's sculptures are housed in the Konark Museum is 100% fault of our Government for not keeping them it their original form because at he end of the day WHO WOULD BELL THE CAT? I would refer to TAJAMAHAL WHY so much importace is given to it when every one knows the number of persons hands were cut and blinded blocking them of copying the monument - WELL THAT U WOULD CONSIDER AS THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD - IMAGINE the number of families were left without bread due to the monument. I would suggest one to go there in the still dark night and definately he would listen to the WAILS AND THE CRIES OF THE PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO WERE PUT TO SUCH BARBARIC TORTURE BY SAHAJAN. But people would call it as the monument of LOVE and KONARK???. |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by selvanarun on 2010-02-05 14:38:28
Hai |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by dilipthota on 2010-02-28 17:50:13
Very nice collection |
Konark Sun Temple
Written by sutrk2002 on 2010-03-12 13:48:00
excellent peice of stone work. |
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