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KONARK SUN TEMPLE



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Konark is a town in the in the state of Odisha, India.
It lies on the coast by the , 65 kilometers from the capital of the state, .
It is the site of the 13th-century Sun Temple, also known as the , built in black granite during the reign of .
The temple is a World Site.
The temple is now mostly in , and a collection of its sculptures is housed in the Sun Temple Museum, which is run by the Survey of India.
Konark is also home to an annual dance festival called Dance Festival, held every December, devoted to dance forms, including the traditional classical dance of Odisha, i.e. .
The temple complex is in the shape of a gigantic , having elaborately carved stone wheels, pillars and walls.
The temple is a World Heritage Site and has also featured on various lists of Seven of India.
In order to preserve this superb specimen of the old Indian , its interior was filled in with by order of the then Lieutinent Governor of Bengal.
February 16, 1980:
On this day, this place in India was directly on the path of a total .