Built around 1244â 1255 CE by King Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty, the Sun Temple of Konark was dedicated to Surya, the Sun God, and symbolised his daily passage across the ...

Fear of collapse of the 13th century Sun Temple at Konark has forced the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to delay its decision to remove the sand from the temple’s assembly hall, official sources ...

Surya Tilak and symbolic birth of Lord Ram A similar Surya Tilak mechanism exists in some Jain temples and at the Sun Temple at Konark, but they are engineered differently.