konark

konark temple

Konrk Temple

Temple of beauty

sun temple at konark

its the famous sun temple at konark in orissa,a state in india. it used to be in the list of seven wonders of the world.

From Sun temple

These are some parts of sun temple of Konark. A beauty of Orissa

Sun God on horse

Again from Sun temple, a must see in Orissa, India

Sun Temple - Konarak, Orissa

This is a photo of a chariot wheel of a giant horse-drawn chariot of the Sun. Together, the 24 wheels of the Chariot and the 7 horses drawing it symbolize the passage of time. The temple city of Konark is situated in the eastern state of Orissa at a distance of around 65 km from Bhubaneswar and 35 km from Puri.The front of the main entrance has two giant stone lions crushing elephants.Konark derives its name from Konarka, the presiding deity of the Sun Temple. Konarka is a combination of two words, Kona (corner) and Arka (sun), which, when combined, means the sun of the corner. Konark was one of the earliest centres of Sun worshipping in India. The temple was built by Raja Narasimhadeva(AD 1238-64) to mark a military victory over the Muslims. Konark was once a bustling port of Kalinga and had good maritime trade relations with Southeast Asian countries. The temple fell into disuse in the early 17th century after it was desecrated by an envoy of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. Since the rulers used to worship the Sun, the temple was conceived as a chariot for Surya, the Sun God.

The Suntemple

KONARK, One of an eldest Monument in India consider as one of Wonders. Which is situated in India