Konark Festival The official Konark Festival, organized by Odisha Tourism, features a range of classical Odissi, Bharathnatyam, Manipuri, Kathak and Chau dance performances. Added attractions are an exhibition of temple sculptures, sand art exhibition, and crafts fair. The festival has…
To promote cycling as a body-fit-maker means of communication, an innovative programme, ‘Tour de Konark’, is going to be organised on November 29 with participations of representatives of more than 200 organisations, comprising educational institutions, NGOs, corporate houses and cycling clubs and…
Konark International Cyclothon is also known as the Tour-de-Konark is a unique event to boast the bicycle culture in the tourist places considering its importance to ecology, economy and to the human health. It is not a cycle race…
Incidentally, ‘Aditya’ too means suraj (the sun). His mother Zarina Wahab, from when Sooraj had been a kid, made symbolic things to emotionally connect Sooraj with the sun. His cupboards were painted the sun’s yellow colour. She had got a…
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This is one of the best documentaries BBC produced on Ancient Construction techniques of India and Konark Sun temple features in detail in it.
Even as preparation is underway for observing the first international Yoga Day on Sunday, Odisha will celebrate it in a unique style. Surfing Yogis, the group which has been promoting surfing along the Odisha coast, is all set to…
Imagine a morning without Sun’s radiance, We may curse sun if it is too much, unbearable but we can not deny its life nourishing property. Sun is the source for all forms of life be it plants, animals or microorganism.…
Visitors at the global attraction Konark Sun temple can enjoy Wi-Fi service from today.Konark is among the five major heritage monuments in the country being Wi-Fi enabled by the government-owned BSNL, which has promised speeds of up to 10mbps. The entire campus…
The Sun Temple at Konark was built in the 13th century AD. Among all North Indian temples the one that stands unparalleled in terms of both architectural conception and sculptural brilliance is the Sun Temple at Konark. The temple…