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 ...

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.