A grand temple built in honor of the Sun God A temple which once had a statue of the Sun God

floating
in the air A temple which was probably built by the son of Shri Krishna A temple considered to be an
architectural beauty. This temple stood as an architectural beauty for many years. Till now only a broken
building was left, situated in a desolate forest. Konark is a small town just a few kilometers away from
the entire city of Orissa. you will see a grand temple made of stone. Go towards the main entrance of
this temple. You will see huge statues of lions on both sides, a lion which is attacking an elephant buried
beneath it and a human being buried beneath that elephant is said to be these statues represent the
bad habits of man, the lion is the pride of man. If one gets addicted to both these things then it can
destroy the life of a person. If one gets addicted to both these things then it can destroy the life of a
person.

FOUNDER (KING)

 It is believed that King Narasimha Dev the First of the former Ganga dynasty built this first Sun
Temple of Konar in 1244 CE. But according to one story , it was maid by the son of shri Krishna
known as Samba . accourding to this story , shri Krishna was very upset with his son’s bad
behavior so he decides to speak to samba but he starts laughing and keeps behavind bad but
this time Shri Krishna gave him a punishment that he will develop leprosy, a disease in which
Boils develop on the body. This made him suffer for many years . then one day they met Rishi
Cuttack. Seeing the condition of the evening, Rishi Kattak took pity on him. He advised him to
worship the Sun God in the evening and said that he would have to do severe penance for 12
years. he listened to hem and worshiped the sun god for 12 years and one day the sun god got
impressed from him and caurd his condition. He thanked the Sun God and promised him that he
would build a temple in his honor and thus the Sun God in Konark. This temple is said to have
been built keeping in mind the Kalinga architectural style
 , the most knowledgeable architect of the 13th century and gave him the task of building this
temple. It was built in such a way that the first ray of the sun falls directly on the idol of the Sun
God placed in the Garbha Graha and every morning as the sun rises, the Garbha Graha of the
temple is filled with light. It is believed that the Sun God is in heaven on a chariot. We travel by
riding and Konark temple is built in the shape of this chariot. A huge chariot is being pulled by
seven horses which has 24 wheels. The wheels of this chariot represent the 12 months of the
year and their special thing is that These are made exactly like a clock. There are a total of 16
spokes in each wheel, eight big and eight small. There is a difference of three hours in each big
spoke and the eight sections of these wheels represent the eight hours of the day. Today after
770 years People can also calculate the time accurately through these wheels made in the 13th
century by using the sun's rays.
 It is believed that the Sun God is worshiped in this temple. There used to be a statue floating in
the air. While building the temple, a huge statue of Sun God was made. A 52 ton natural magnet
was installed in the upper part of the temple. An iron sheet and magnets were used to connect
the two stones in the lower part. A pull was created between these two magnets which is called
diamagnetic field
 This temple, which was considered a commemoration, was soon going to lose its charm 1508
Kala Pahad, general of Sultan Sulaiman Khan Karani, attacked.
 During the attack, when Kala Pahad He went inside the Konark Sun Temple and saw the huge
statue of Sun God there. He was stunned to see that statue floating in the air. He attacked the
walls of that temple with his army. He made several attempts to break the walls of the temple
and finally he He was successful in removing the arch stone of the main tower of the temple. As
soon as this stone was removed, within a few minutes the 200 feet high main tower of the
temple turned into a pile of stones
 On one hand, Afghan rulers' songs are said to be the reason, on the other hand, some historians
believe that That all this happened only due to natural calamities like earthquake and volcanic
eruption and due to these calamities, many water bodies around this temple dried up
 After this attack the odisa was captured but Maratha then they took the stones and pillers from
the konark sun temple and installed them in there own temples .
 this temple started getting international attention and then in 1900 CE, when the British Post
Governor John Woodburn started the work of reconstruction and conservation of this temple,
soon Konark became famous. The temple turned into a cultural and tourist site
 , but at the time of restoration, the British Government sealed the main entrance of this temple
with the help of sand. The reason behind this remains a mystery till date.
 . It is believed that perhaps our ancestors were much more advanced than their time.
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