Travel to Konark Sun Temple

There is a good reason why the Sun Temple situated in a small south Indian town of Konark is declared a world heritage site UNESCO. Intricately cut and shaped stones of the temple depicting the erotic Kama sutra stories on the walls with black stone tomb adorned on its head make you wonder how advanced ancient India was. Built by the regal Ganga dynasty near the 10th century, this ancient Indian temple was built to resemble the chariot of sun god. The sculpture of the temple will make you ponder over its each detail as the chariot is a symbol of time itself. Each wheel is a till date accurate sundial and the majestic 7 horses depict seven week days. Our tour guides included in our Konark temple tours will help you decode the symbolical aspect of this temple in a very scientific manner. A museum is followed by the temple itself which further elaborates how the temple was built and how with age time and civilizations it changed and slowly got ruined . Remains from Ganga Dynasty, excavated from various sites in Konark are preserved in the museum. Interestingly the whole city of Konark is filled with ancient and artistic marvels that will make you realize that why ancient India was called ‘Sparrow of Gold”.