sun temple built the temple of sun god at konark.
who built the temple of sun god at konark?
sun temple
the eastern ganga dynasty rulers reigned over kaḷinga which consisted of the parts of the modern-day indian states of odisha, west bengal, jharkhand, chhattisgarh, madhya pradesh and andhra pradesh from the 11th century to the early 15th century. their capital was known by the name kalinganagar, which is the modern srimukhalingam in srikakulam district of andhra pradesh bordering odisha. today they are most remembered as the builders of the konark sun temple a world heritage site at konark, odisha. it was built by king narasimhadeva i (1238–1264 ce). during their reign (1078-1434 ce) a new style of temple architecture came into being, commonly called as indo-aryan architecture. this dynasty was founded by king anantavarma chodaganga deva (1078–1147 ce). he was a religious person and a patron of art and literature. he is credited for having built the famous jagannath temple of puri in odisha.
middle kingdoms of india
konark is also home to an annual dance festival called konark dance festival, devoted to classical indian dance forms, including the traditional classical dance of odisha, odissi. in february 2019, the konark dance festival (now called konark music and dance festival) will be hosting its 33rd edition.





















































on 16 february 1980, konark lay directly on the path of a total solar eclipse.





















































section::::etymology.





















































the name konârka is derived from the sanskrit word "kona" (meaning "angle") and word "arka" (meaning "sun") in reference to the temple which was dedicated to the sun god surya.





















































section::::the sun temple.
konark