SUN TEMPLE,KONARK,ODISHA.(PART-3)

ODISHA came under Muslim control in 1568. There were constant attempts to destroy the Hindu temples. The Pandas of Puri, to save the sanctity of the Puri temple, took away the Lord Jagannath from the Srimandir and kept the image in a secret place. Similarly, it is said that the Pandas of Konark took away the presiding deity of the Sun temple and buried it under the sand for years. Latter on the image was said to have been removed to Puri and kept in the temple of Indra, in the compound of the Puri Jagannath temple. According to others, the Puja image of the Konark temple is yet to be discovered. But others hold the view that the Sun image now kept in the National Museum of Delhi was the presiding deity of the Konark Sun temple.
However, the Sun worship in the Konark temple was ended upon the removal of the image from the temple. This resulted in the end of pilgrimages to Konark. The port at Konark was also closed, due to pirate attacks. Konark was as glorious a city for Sun worship as it was for commercial activities, but after the cessation of these activities, Konark became deserted and was left to develop as a dense forest for years.
In 1626 the then king of Khurda, Raja Narasimha Dev, son of Purusottam Dev, took away the Sun image to Puri along with two other moving deities - Sun and Moon. Now they are found in a temple in the compound of Puri Jagannath temple.
It is recorded in the Madala Panji of Puri temple that in 1028, Raja Narasimha Dev ordered measurements to be taken of all the temples at Konark. At the time of measurement, the Sun temple was in existence up to its Amalak sila, i.e. about 200 feet in height. Kalapahad had only destroyed its Kalas, the crowning stone and the Padma-dhwaja, the lotus finial and the upper portions.
As described earlier there was a big block of stone called Navagraha Paata placed in front of the Mukhasala. The then king of Khurda removed the block. The king had taken away many sculptured stones from Konark and constructed some portions of Puri temple with them. During Marahatta's time the outer compound wall of the Puri temple was constructed of stones from Konark temple.
It is reported that among all the temples the Naata Mandir or the Dancing hall of Konark was in its original form for the longest period, and that it was broken intentionally since it was considered an unnecessary structure during the Marahata administration.
In the year 1779, a Marhatta Sadhu had taken away the Arun Pillar from Konark and put it in front of the Lion's Gate of Puri Jagannath temple. Thus by the end of 18th century Konark lost all its glories and had been turned to a dense forest. In course of time, the temple area thus became devoid of people, covered with dense forest, full of sand, filled with wild animals and became the abode of pirates. It is said that even the locals feared to go to Konark in broad daylight.

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[dmisk09]

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[dmisk09]

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[TRUSTMEDIA]

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[drkulvinder]

sun temple konark orissa which was in 1568 occupied by muslims & they tried to destroy all temples while priests saved lord jagannath,othrwise from this on comes to know how old this lovely tmple is which has lions prssing on elephants which ar on human bings & the tmopl is in form of a chariot run by 7 horss with special wheels & how the name drivd as sun temple coms is dmondtratd & th bautiful inscriptions on its walls although now it is breaking down & neds rnovation being -world heritag site

[33Entertainment]

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[DarkTy077]

11-7:1

وكانَ يُعلِنُ فيَقول: «يَأتي بَعدي مَن هو أَقوى مِنيِّ، مَن لَستُ أهلاً لِأَن أَنَحنِيَ فأَفُكَ رِباطَ حِذائِه.

أَنا عَمَّدتُكم بِالماء، وأَمَّا هُوَ فيُعَمِّدُكم بِالرُّوحِ القُدُس».

[DarkTy077]

وفي تلِكَ الأيَّام جاءَ يسوعُ مِنَ ناصِرَةِ الجَليل، وآعتَمَدَ عن يَدِ يوحَنَّا في الأُردُنّ.

وبَينَما هو خارِجٌ مِنَ الماء رأَى السَّمَواتِ تَنشَقّ، والرُّوحَ يَنزِلُ علَيه كَأَنَّهُ حَمامةَ.

وانطَلَقَ صَوتٌ مِنَ السَّمَواتِ يقول: «أَنتَ ابنِيَ الحَبيب، عَنكَ رَضيت».