Konark Sun Temple Is A Wonderful Place To Visit In Orissa

Orissa is a tradition preserving state with lot of nativity explicitly seen in its people, located just below West Bengal, Chattisgarh in the west, Jharkand in the north and Andhra Pradesh in the South, it has Bhubaneshwar as its Capital, majority of population composed of Hindus, unilingual with Oriya as the spoken language, attracting tourists with its ancient temples, virgin beaches, good number of tribal areas, wildlife reserves, awe inspiring monuments, with lot of festivals and celebrations going on, Orissa tourism would win the heart of every traveler going there.

Konark Sun Temple, also called the Black Pagoda, has many features for a visitor to admire, and it is a sandstone structure raised by King Narasimhadeva of 13th century belonging to Eastern Ganga Dynasty, being a World Heritage Site it has its legends too mentioning that this temple was constructed by Samba the son of Lord Krishna, who was afflicted by leprosy to undergo a penance for 12 years due to a curse which was cured by Surya, the Sun God, in whose honor Samba constructed this temple at Korark, Orissa.

Konark Sun temple is a magnificent structure in the form of Sun in his chariot, heavily decorated in stone carvings, the huge wheels of the chariot being a major attraction in the entire complex, which serve as sundials giving the precise time of the day, while some portion of the sculpture depict erotic expressions similar to that at Khajuraho.

Apart from Konark Temple there are other important places to visit and festivals to witness in Orissa tours that include
• Puri Jagannath Temple
• Rath Yatra at Puri
• Bhitarkanika National Park
• Chillika Lake
• Chandpur Beach
• Gopalpur on Sea
• Konark Dance festival

Orissa tourism and all the reputed Travel Agencies are offering a number of Orissa tour packages, enabling travelers visit most of these places and events, such as
• Five days Orissa tour package covering Bhubaneswar, Puri and Konark
• Six days package taking the tourists to Taptapani and Gopalpur in addition
• Three days Orissa tour package to Bhitarkanika
• Six days package covering Tiarpara Sanctuary
• Three days Orissa tour package Similipal Sanctuary
• Fifteen days package to villages in Orissa
• Fifteen days Orissa wildlife tour package

There are also Orissa tour packages offered for a longer duration offered at affordable prices by Orissa tourism, to give the visitor opportunity to learn about the traditional Orissa or Odhisha, which is its original name.

All Orissa tours can be booked on line with Orissa tourism or other Tourism Organisations including well known travel agencies, and Bhubaneshwar, the capital city of Orissa is connected by Air, Train and Road, with quite a number of flight, train or bus schedules operating in each of them.