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on Tours to Konark, which is about 65 km from Bhubaneswar.
The town is renowned for the famed Sun Temple dedicated to
the Sun God or Surya. It was once a busy harbor of the Kalinga
Empire and had good marine trade associations with Southeast
Asian countries. Learn how the town of Konark got its name
on Tours to Konark. The town got its name from the presiding
deity of the Sun Temple, Konark. Konark is a combination of
two words, kona means corner and arka means sun.
Take Tours to Konark, one of the initial center for worship
of Sun God in India. The town of Konark is mentioned in the
Puranas as Mundira or Mundiradvamin, which was later replaced
by Konaditya or Konark. Other religious scriptures also mention
about the existence of a Sun Temple at this very sight much
before the present Sun Temple. Visit the Sun Temple on Tours
to Konark. King Narshimadeva I of the Ganga Dynasty built
the famous temple dedicated to Sun God.
Learn about some local legends on Tours to Konark, which says
that this temple was constructed by Samba, the son of Lord
Krishna. Samba had leprosy due to his father's curse on him.
After 12 years of severe penance, Surya, the Sun God cured
him of his disease. Samba, then built the Sun Temple to honor
the Sun God.
Check out the following on Tours to Konark:
 Konark
Temple
Shopping
in Konark
Hotels
in Konark
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