Konark Sun Temple in Odisha, India - the full story

[@dipankarghosh4348]

A fountain of information in respect of the famous Konark temple of India is packed in this talk of listening pleasure.

[@Vivahafilms]

Nice script and presentation.💚 many people dont know, we had another temple behind the sun temple, which was lot bigger than that.

[@indianhistoryguy]

Thank you so much! Yes, I was also not aware of that before I was researching for this video although I have been there 3 times since my childhood

[@AkashPrasannaVenkatesh69]

Do make a video on the Telugu Kakatiyas

[@indianhistoryguy]

Sure Akash. Will keep this in mind and create a video in the future

[@mishtic8024]

I think you should make a detailed video on Konark. You have just covered only 10 percent. If you speak to the locals the older peoples they will tell this compass thing is not that accurate.As the nearest river chandrabhaga was a thriving shipping route and it was very busy. As per kalingan history there were mother ships as well as feeder ships and all had iron in them. It is a vastu compliant temple. The temple was destroyed by the muslim invaders and natural calamity , and the natural calamity is considered as the wrath of Indra. On solstices the entire area was flooded with the water of chandrabhaga and there were hanging bridges between jagmohan and main temple. In brief there are lots and lots of these details which are narrated by the locals. Now a different temple structure has also been found below the ground , which ASI undertaking Sonar mapping.

[@indianhistoryguy]

Wow I really did not know that. Sure next time I visit Konark I will try to get more details and make an extended video as you suggested. Thank you so much!

[@DineshGupta-wk8gk]

The temple was detroyed by muslin not by sailor. If the magnet was power full it would attract other iron metal and magnet

[@indianhistoryguy]

Yes...i had heard stories of Kalapahad. But I could not find good sources to confirm if Kalapahad had attacked Konark specifically. So I left that part out