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A photo of the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha taken at around 6:30 AM on October 8th 2024. Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE Hindu Sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district, Odisha, India. [1] [2] The temple is attributed to king Narasingha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty ...
Drawing of Jagannath temple from the book L'Inde des rajahs : voyage dans l'Inde centrale et dans les présidences de Bombay et de Bengale, 1877. According to a story in the temple chronicles, it was founded by Anangabhimadeva II. Different chronicles variously mention the year of construction as 1196, 1197, 1205, 1216, or 1226. [13]
According to folklore, there was a diamond in the centre of the idol which reflected the sun rays that passed. In 1627, the then Raja of Khurda took the Sun idol from Konark to the Jagannath temple in Puri. The Sun temple belongs to the Kalingan school of Indian temple architecture. The alignment of the Sun Temple is along the east–west ...
Puri district is a coastal district of the Odisha state of India.It has one sub-division, 11 tahasils and 11 blocks and comprises 1722 revenue villages. Puri is the only municipality of the district.
Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are the main deities in the temple. The present structure of the temple, with a new look, has been built in the year 1997. The old structure stands beside the new Temple. The temple is at a distance of 180 km from Sabara Shreekhetra Koraput.
The Temple of Jagannath at Puri is one of the major Hindu temples in India. The temple is built in the Kalinga style of architecture, with the Pancharatha (Five chariots) type consisting of two anurathas, two konakas and one ratha. Jagannath temple is a pancharatha with well-developed pagas.
Dharakot Jagannath Mandir (Odia: ଧରାକୋଟ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ମନ୍ଦିର) is a Hindu Jagannath Mandir located in Dharakot of Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha. The mandir is built in contemporary Kalinga architecture, similar to the Jagannath Temple, Puri. It is known among locals for its Ekadasi Cart festival. [1]
Shree Jagannatha Reception Centre (SJRC): In order to meet the essential requirements of the visitors to the temple and the heritage corridor, a queue management facility with a capacity of 6,000 persons, along with security checking, baggage screening, a cloak room for keeping belongings of up to four thousand families, drinking water and ...