Why there are lust sculptures outside Sun temple. We can ask this question that why there are human statues outside gods home? We are going to share 10 secrets about Sun Temple today.
Sun Temple of Konark is in Odisha. It is one of the UNESCO World Heritage site. It is situated 35kms from Puri. Today we will learn about 10 hidden facts of Sun temple, which you have never heard before.
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Meaning of Konark - “Kon” means triangle of Jagannath Puri Temple, Lingraj Temple and Sun temple and “Ark” means sun. So together we call it “KONARK”
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12 years 1200 workers - It took 12 years & 1200 workers to create this temple. The temple was created near the river called ChandraBhala which is now 3 kms away from this temple.
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128 Dance Forms - You can find statues 128 dance forms surrounding the Sun Temple. Which includes Odyssey, Manipuri, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, etc.
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Iron and Steel - This Temple was built in 1250. There was no cement at that time. They made this gigantic temple by joining the stone with iron nails. Everything is interlocked. We can find out how they did it only after the stones will break. Cement was not used to make this temple as cement was not even invented at that time. This temple is completely made up of Iron and Stone.
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Magnetic Foundation - To control the stones, they used Iron nails. To control the nails, they used a powerful magnet on the top of the temple. When Portuguese came for business to India, their compass did not work near this temple so they stole the magnet from Sun temple. After that, the Temple got unbalanced in 1848. A cyclone came and broke the temple. The height of the temple was 227 feet and now it is just 80 feet. The praying’s in this temple stopped after the main temple broke. Because according to Hindu rules no one can pray in the broken temple.
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The secret of the morning**, noon and evening** - Inside the temple, we can see Granite Statues. Which looks like Lord Bhramma in the morning, Lord Shiva at noon, and Lord Vishnu in the evening.
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Lust Sculptures - This is to control our mind and senses. If we can control both of them then we can say that it’s a temple of God. That’s is why these statues are situated to know what is in our mind? Is it Ram (God) or Kam (Lust). If there is lust then go and complete it, and then come inside the temple with the name of Ram. That is why it is said that whenever you visit a temple then leave the lust outside. These statues outside the sun temple indicate that you should leave the lust outside before entering the temple.
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Food - After the temple was broken, the preparation of food stopped in this temple. However, at that time they used mud pots to cook. Which can still be found in Jagannath Puri temple of Puri
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Reason for strongness - The iron which was used to build Sun temple neither catches rust nor gets heated by the heat of the sun. That is why sun temple is standing straight without that magnet also.
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Main Door - Another fact about Konark temple is that all the three gates of this temple are made in such a manner that it will appear straight from all the angles.
So, these were the hidden facts of the Sun temple. After this, we have to go to the Lingraj Temple of Bhuvneshwar. So, we started our journey to Bhuvneshwar. Don’t miss our next post about Lingraj Temple.
And please tell us which one of the 10 facts you liked the most in our comment section.
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Why there are lust sculptures outside Sun temple. We can ask this question that why there are human statues outside gods home? We are going to share 10 secrets about Sun Temple today.
Sun Temple of Konark is in Odisha. It is one of the UNESCO World Heritage site. It is situated 35kms from Puri. Today we will learn about 10 hidden facts of Sun temple, which you have never heard before.
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Meaning of Konark - “Kon” means triangle of Jagannath Puri Temple, Lingraj Temple and Sun temple and “Ark” means sun. So together we call it “KONARK”
-
12 years 1200 workers - It took 12 years & 1200 workers to create this temple. The temple was created near the river called ChandraBhala which is now 3 kms away from this temple.
-
128 Dance Forms - You can find statues 128 dance forms surrounding the Sun Temple. Which includes Odyssey, Manipuri, Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, etc.
-
Iron and Steel - This Temple was built in 1250. There was no cement at that time. They made this gigantic temple by joining the stone with iron nails. Everything is interlocked. We can find out how they did it only after the stones will break. Cement was not used to make this temple as cement was not even invented at that time. This temple is completely made up of Iron and Stone.
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Magnetic Foundation - To control the stones, they used Iron nails. To control the nails, they used a powerful magnet on the top of the temple. When Portuguese came for business to India, their compass did not work near this temple so they stole the magnet from Sun temple. After that, the Temple got unbalanced in 1848. A cyclone came and broke the temple. The height of the temple was 227 feet and now it is just 80 feet. The praying’s in this temple stopped after the main temple broke. Because according to Hindu rules no one can pray in the broken temple.
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The secret of the morning, noon and evening - Inside the temple, we can see Granite Statues. Which looks like Lord Bhramma in the morning, Lord Shiva at noon, and Lord Vishnu in the evening.
-
Lust Sculptures - This is to control our mind and senses. If we can control both of them then we can say that it’s a temple of God. That’s is why these statues are situated to know what is in our mind? Is it Ram (God) or Kam (Lust). If there is lust then go and complete it, and then come inside the temple with the name of Ram. That is why it is said that whenever you visit a temple then leave the lust outside. These statues outside the sun temple indicate that you should leave the lust outside before entering the temple.
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Food - After the temple was broken, the preparation of food stopped in this temple. However, at that time they used mud pots to cook. Which can still be found in Jagannath Puri temple of Puri
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Reason for strongness - The iron which was used to build Sun temple neither catches rust nor gets heated by the heat of the sun. That is why sun temple is standing straight without that magnet also.
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Main Door - Another fact about Konark temple is that all the three gates of this temple are made in such a manner that it will appear straight from all the angles.
So, these were the hidden facts of the Sun temple. After this, we have to go to the Lingraj Temple of Bhuvneshwar. So, we started our journey to Bhuvneshwar. Don’t miss our next post about Lingraj Temple.
And please tell us which one of the 10 facts you liked the most in our comment section.
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@Anujbansal I merged you repeat post into a single one.
Thank you so much @StephenAbraham
