{"id":10203,"date":"2025-11-10T11:17:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T05:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=10203"},"modified":"2025-11-10T18:04:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:34:39","slug":"konark-sun-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/konark-sun-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Konark Sun Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Konark Sun Temple Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has prohibited tourists from entering the &#8216;Nata Mandap&#8217; of the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha&#8217;s Puri district.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Konark Sun Temple<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located on the <\/span><b>coastline of<\/b> <b>Odisha in the Puri district.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also called the <\/span><b>Surya Devalaya,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the temple is <\/span><b>dedicated to the Hindu sun god Surya.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Textual evidence indicates that<\/span><b> Narasimha I (<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who reigned between 1238 and 1264) of the <\/span><b>Eastern Ganga dynasty built the temple in 1250 <\/b><b>CE<\/b><b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was designated a <\/span><b>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1984.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Konark Sun Temple <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a classic example of the <\/span><b>Odisha style of architecture, or Kalinga architecture.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The height of the Sun Temple at Konark is estimated to be around 227 feet, making it <\/span><b>one of the tallest temples ever built in the country.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>temple complex has the appearance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of a <\/span><b>100-foot-high solar chariot<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with <\/span><b>24 wheels and pulled by six horses, all carved from stone.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>oriented towards the east <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">so that the <\/span><b>first rays of the sunrise strike the main entrance.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>wheels <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the temple <\/span><b>are sundials,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which can be <\/span><b>used to calculate time accurately to a minute.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around the base of the temple, there are images of animals, foliage, warriors on horses, and other interesting structures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple also features <\/span><b>elaborate stone carvings <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">depicting scenes from Hindu mythology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple was constructed using <\/span><b>three types of stones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the <\/span><b>laterite stone for the boundary walls, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flooring, and staircase; <\/span><b>Khondalite for the structure;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Chlorite stone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the door jams and lintel.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>use of iron strips to hold the structure <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">together can be seen amongst the ruins of the temple.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The temple was <\/span><b>called Black Pagoda, attributed to its dark facade, by the Europeans <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who <\/span><b>used it for navigation for their ships.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is said that the temple could draw ships to the shore due to its magnetic powers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The temple remains a site of contemporary worship for Hindus, during the annual <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Chandrabhaga Festival<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, around the month of February.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatvnews.com\/news\/india\/asi-restricts-entry-of-visitors-to-nata-mandap-of-konark-sun-temple-latest-updates-2025-11-09-1016616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ITV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Konark Sun Temple is located on the coastline of Odisha in the Puri district. 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