Jump to navigation

  •  
  •  
  •  

  • Courses
  • Resources
  • Case study
  • Showcase
  • Tools
  • Gallery
  • Videos

Search form

Animation Design Communication Design Design Fundamentals Interaction Design Product Design Tools for Design Open Design
Home / Resources / Sun Temple - Konark, Orissa / Introduction

.

top unblocked 76 games free access unblocked games 76 now latest unblocked online games kays games unblocked access retro bowl unlimited play play retro bowl without block cool math brain games free school-friendly unblocked games yohoho io game online lesson guru hack and help play baseball bros unblocked classroom 6x games to play 76
Design Resource

Sun Temple - Konark, Orissa

World Heritage Site
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral, Divyadarshan C S, Rakshitha
NID, Bengaluru
Introduction
 
  • Printer-friendly version

The temple city of Konark is located towards the eastern part of Orissa state. It is situated at a distance around 65km from the capital city of the state Bhubaneswar and 35km from Puri. The city ranges between 86.08ᵒE longitude and 19.53ᵒN latitude. The city is famous for its monumental representation of sun god. The sun temple at Konark is dedicated to Sun god or Surya. It is an outstanding example of temple architecture of the country for its narrative strength of sculptural embellishment. Legendary poet Rabindranath Tagore said about Konark that, ‘here the language of stone surpasses the language of man’. It is absolutely true, as the experience here could never be described in words. The entire temple has been constructed as Sun god’s chariot with twenty-four wheels and seven horses dragging the temple. Two lions guard the entrance with crushing elephants. It is one of the most famous Brahman sanctuaries of 13th century. The temple is also known as ‘Black Pagoda’ due to its dark color and the ancient sailors of Odisha used it as a navigational landmark. This temple has been declared as a World heritage site by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1984.

col-sm-6
col-sm-6

‹ › ×

    • Introduction
    • History
    • Architecture
    • Protection and Management
    • Surrounding
    • Celebrations
    • Video
    • Downloads
    • Contact Details
    • Credits

    Creating Digital-learning Environment for Design



    • Courses
    • Resources
    • Case study
    • Showcase
    • Tools
    • Gallery
    • Videos
    • Animation Design
    • Communication Design
    • Design Fundamentals
    • Interaction Design
    • Product Design
    • Tools for Design
    • Open Design
    • Contribute to our Dsource
    • About
    • People
    • Events
    • Job@D'source
    • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Download App
    • YouTube
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

    Indian Language
    English Bangali Gujarati Hindi
    Kannada Malayalam Marathi Punjabi
    Sindhi Tamil Telugu Urdu