The Sun Temple of Konark

The Sun Temple of Konark
Author: Anila De
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Hindu architecture
ISBN: 9789385285431

Includes architectural rendering of the precincts of the temple.

KONARK - THE BLACK PAGODA

KONARK - THE BLACK PAGODA
Author: Karuna Sagar Behera
Publisher: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Total Pages: 250
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 8123029977

The sun temple of Konark in Orissa, also famous as the Black Pagoda, is undoubtedly one of the finest monuments of India. Even in ruins, the temple complex is a magnificent monument where the vitality and spirit of bygone creative age in the history of Orissa are echoed e en today in its life like sculptures.

Narasingha – The Legend of Padma Purusha (Konark Secrets - Book 2)

Narasingha – The Legend of Padma Purusha (Konark Secrets - Book 2)
Author: Bhuban Patra
Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2023-11-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9358830204

Kalinga is entering its golden period at the beginning of the 13th century. The kingdom has already established itself as a maritime superpower, and now it has to make its mark with its monuments that were built over a few centuries. The temple building spree had already begun many years ago, and after the successful construction of the Lingaraj temple and Jagannath temple, the grandest monument on earth was to be built. Book two is the story of Narasingha Deva, the King of Kalinga and the constructor of this grand sun temple built in Mundira. The monument is considered one of the most magnificent and among the most mysterious temples of Bharat. The King narrates this tale, as he had experienced it in his lifetime. The book describes his journey about how from an inquisitive prince, he became one of the powerful monarchs of Bharat. This book covers the many battles fought between Kalinga and the Bengal Kings and why King Narasingha was known as the greatest builder of Bharat. . The book will also answer all questions on the existence of the sun temple built at Mundira which is now known as Konark. Was this temple just a grand monument, or were there secrets behind its construction? Why was an unusual technique used for its creation when tried and tested methods were already there? Did it hold some secret within itself? What is Bishnu Maharana's birth secret? Who was Silpy? This book unfolds all these secrets.

Konark

Konark
Author: Nimmy Chacko
Publisher: Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd
Total Pages: 33
Release: 1971-04-01
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 8184825978

As dawn breaks, Surya, the Sun God, leaps over the horizon in his chariot, pulled by seven radiant horses. As he rises into the sky he spreads light and warmth all over the world. The great Ganga king, Narasimha Rao, commissioned 1200 artisans to recreate this scene in stone. The Konark Sun Temple is a place where the lines between fact, fiction and folklore have blurred over time. Amar Chitra Katha interweaves the history of the 13th century monument with some of the mythology associated with it.

Citadel of Love

Citadel of Love
Author: Pratibhā Rāẏa
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2015
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9788129137241

Based on folklore, legends and myths, and backed by meticulous research, Citadel of Love is set in Odisha of the thirteenth-century-considered the state's golden age, when the Konark temple was being built under King Narasimha Deva's patronage. A modern-day foreigner, Charles, arrives with his fiancée to study the Konark region. As he discovers palm leaf manuscripts and records tales that were handed down generations, he begins to have strange experiences. A woman's statue, in particular, haunts him till he is transported to a time when she was alive and the Konark complex was under construction. Two mystical love stories of the past unfold, even as new romance blooms in Charles' life. Surreal, mysterious and often bordering on the magical-real, this is a tale of passion that spans centuries.

Konark

Konark
Author: Thomas Donaldson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

With reference to the Sun Temple in Konārk and other Hindu temples in its precincts; a study.

Konark

Konark
Author: Thomas E. Donaldson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2003
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Written By An Expert In Orissan Art And Temple Architecture, This Informative And Useful Book Will Be Welcomed By Archaeologists And Art Historians, As Well As General Readers And Tourists Interested In This Magnificient Epitome Of Orissan Temple Architecture.

Konarak

Konarak
Author: Debala Mitra
Publisher:
Total Pages: 123
Release: 1986
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: