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Solar temple (mandir)
Sun
temple
Solar
temple (Sun Temple) is without doubt one of the most popular
vacationer sights of Konark. The credit for establishing this 13th
century old shrine, devoted to Sun God, goes to Raja Narsimhadeva of
the Ganga dynasty. Konark Sun temple (mandir) has been built within
the form of a big chariot that has 24 wheels. Each of the wheels is
almost 10 ft in diameter. The chariot is drawn by seven horses.
There is an attention-grabbing legend related to the Sun temple of
Konark. It's said that Samba, the son of Lord Krishna and Jambavati,
dedicated the error of coming into the showering place of Lord
Krishna’s wives. Offended on the act of his son, Lord Krishna cursed
Samba with leprosy and made a proclamation that he could be relieved
of this curse only when he worshipped Lord Surya with full devotion.
Performing upon the decree, Samba reached Konaditya Kshetra. There,
he found the idol of Sun God seated on a lotus.
The boy sincerely worshipped the Lord and was finally capable of
acquire freedom from this punishment. Probably the most striking
features of the Konark Sun temple (mandir) consists of the
extraordinary sculptures that depict the varied points of life. It
additionally portrays the scenes from civil life and war. Human love
has been expressed in essentially the most amazing manner. As far as
its designing is concerned, this temple (mandir) is the one among
its kind in India. Yearly, it serves as the venue for 2 festivals,
the Konark Dance Festival and the Sun Festival.
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