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| The Sun Temple Konark Orissa |
The sun Temple of Orissa is
Located on the shoreline,little over 3 km from the sea, the temple takes
the form of the chariot of Surya (Arka)., the Sun God, and is heavily decorated
with stone carving. The Temple is located in natural surroundings, abounding
with casuarina plantations and other types of trees such as mahogany, rosewood,
eel which grow on sandy soil. The area of
the Surya Mandir devoid of people, covered with dense forest, filled
with sand, overrun by wild animals and became the abode of pirates. It is said
that even the locals feared to go to Konark in broad daylight.
The Sun Temple of Orissa is devoted Hindu Lord Surya. The Sun Temple, built in
the thirteenth century, was conceived as a gigantic chariot of the Sun God,
with twelve pairs of exquisitely ornamented wheels pulled by seven horses.
About
The Sun Temple marvel
This fantastic effort in human
perseverance took 1200 workers about 12 years to complete and that the
’’Dadhinauti’’ (Peak) of the main temple had to be installed by the 12 year old
son Dharmapada Moharana of the Chief Architect Bishu Moharana. The said peak
being a 52 ton magnet. This magnet was the reason the entire edifice endured
the harsh conditions (being on the sea front) for centuries without being
affected. The main pratima (idol) was believed to be floating in the air
because of the unique arrangements of the main magnets and other series of
magnets. The placement of the temple had been aligned in a way that the first
rays of the Sun falling on the coast would pass thru the Nata Mandir and
would reflect from the diamond placed at the center of this idol in the Main
Sanctum. This phenomena would last for a couple of minutes during the early
morning. These magnets were later removed by the Britishers for acquiring the
magnetic stone
The Sun Temple of Orissa Uniqueness
of the temple lies in the fact that between every two stone pieces there lies
an iron plate. The temples higher floors have been reinforced using massive
iron beams in the structure.
Concerning The Sun Temple (Surya
mandir) Of Orissa
The Sun worship in the Konark temple ended upon
the removal of the sacred image from the temple. This resulted in the end of
pilgrimages to Konark. The port at Konark was also closed, due to pirate
attacks.The people belive Sun worship as
it was for commercial activities, but after the cessation of these activities,
Konark became deserted and was left to be enveloped by a dense forest over the
years.
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| The Image Of Surya Mandir Orissa |
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| The Popular Sun Temple In Konark Orissa India |
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| Sun Temple Konark Wallpaper |
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| Konark Sun Temple |
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| The Art Of Surya Mandir Orissa |
