Question

In which state is the sun temple of Konark located?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Odisha
C) Gujarat
D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer 1

Hint:
Konark Sun Temple (Konark Surya Mandir) is a thirteenth-century Sun sanctuary at Konark. Committed to the Hindu Sun God Surya, what survives from the sanctuary complex resembles a 100-foot (30 m) high chariot with tremendous haggles, all cut from stone.

Complete Answer:
The Konark sun temple is situated in the northeastern corner of Odisha and is dedicated to Lord Surya. The sanctuary was made by King Narasimhadeva 1. Konark additionally alluded to in Indian writings by the name Kainapara and was a huge exchanging port by the early hundreds of years of the basic era. The current Konark sanctuary dates to the thirteenth century, however, proof proposes that a sun sanctuary was underlying the Konark zone by at any rate the ninth century. Several Puranas notice Surya’s love focuses on Mundira, which may have been the prior name for Konark. This sanctuary was known as the “Black Pagoda” in European mariner records as right on time as 1676 because it looked an extraordinary pinnacle that seemed dark. A large part of the sanctuary is currently in ruins, specifically, the huge shikara overshadows the sanctuary; at one time this rose a lot higher than the mandapa that remains.

Thus, option (B) is correct.

Note:
Ruler Narasimhadeva 1 decided the cutoff time for the fulfillment of the sanctuary and on the off chance that the laborers could neglect to do it, at that point he had proclaimed to decapitate every one of the 1200 specialists. Dharmapada chose to forfeit his life by jumping from the highest point of the sanctuary in the Chandra Bhavan waterway and spare the 1200 laborers from getting guillotined. Since that time the sanctuary has become unholy with the demise of Dhammapada. Sun god never loved there.