About Konark Temple
From Bhubneshwar one can visit the World Heritage Monument- Konark Temple,65Km. One can enjoy the the natural beauty of Marine Drive while driving.Approching Konark one can see the beauty of the sea st Chandrabhaga, which is regarded as Tirtha also. Here Sunrise is very beautiful and enchanting. this is 3 Km from konark. Now you can enter in the marvels of time and space, the elegant stone house of art and architecture- The Sun Temple of Konark. The entrance ticket may be purchased (Rs 5- per Indians and USD 5 for foreigners) from ASI ticket Booth. Konark in ancient times is a celebrated centre for Sun worship. Konark as Arka Kshetra finds mention in Sambha Puran. Sambha, the son of Srikrishna as the Puranic story goes, worshiped the Sun here and installed the Image and got cured from Leprosy. It has a logn tradition of Sun worship interwoven with many legends and stories
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