{"id":323933,"date":"2025-01-20T17:45:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T12:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=323933"},"modified":"2025-01-20T17:45:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T12:15:44","slug":"konark-sun-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/konark-sun-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Konark Sun Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>News:<\/strong> Recently, Singapore\u2019s President visited the world heritage site of Sun Temple at Konark.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About Konark Sun Temple<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_323934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-323934\" style=\"width: 438px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-323934 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Konark-Sun-Temple.png?resize=438%2C278&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Konark Sun Temple\" width=\"438\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Konark-Sun-Temple.png?w=517&amp;ssl=1 517w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Konark-Sun-Temple.png?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-323934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- Britannica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The temple was built by <em><strong>King Narasimha Deva I of the Ganga Dynasty<\/strong><\/em> in the 13th century as a tribute to the Sun God.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It represents the architectural brilliance of the <strong><em>Kalinga temple architecture.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Sun Temple was constructed in the sea to give the appearance of the Sun God rising from the water at dawn.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The temple was referred to as <em><strong>Black Pagoda<\/strong><\/em> by the European sailors due to the perception of the temple\u2019s roof being dark.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It comprises several distinct and well-organized spatial units like <em><strong>\u00a0jahamogana<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(audience hall), <strong><em>Natya Mandap<\/em><\/strong> (dance hall), <em><strong>Bhoga Mandap<\/strong><\/em> (dining hall).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The original temple had a <em><strong>vimana<\/strong><\/em> that fell in 1837.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The temple was fashioned like the Sun God\u2019s chariot, which was drawn by <em><strong>seven horses<\/strong><\/em> and had <strong><em>twenty-four carved wheels.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The wheels are designed in a way that one can gauge the time of the day by looking at the shadow cast on the spoke of the wheels by the sun. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The 24-spoke Konark wheel has also been incorporated into <em><strong>India\u2019s national flag.<\/strong> <\/em><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The wheel\u2019s circular motion represents <strong><em>time (Kalachakra)<\/em><\/strong> as well as development and ongoing change in the cosmos.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The temple was designated as a <em><strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, Singapore\u2019s President visited the world heritage site of Sun Temple at Konark.\u00a0 About Konark Sun Temple \u00a0 The temple was built by King Narasimha Deva I of the Ganga Dynasty in the 13th century as a tribute to the Sun God.\u00a0 It represents the architectural brilliance of the Kalinga temple architecture.\u00a0 The Sun&hellip; 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