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    Konark is a medium town in the Puri district in the state of Odisha, India. It lies on the coast by the Bay of Bengal, 65 kilometres from the capital of...
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    Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE Hindu Sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district...
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    The 11019 / 11020 Konark Express was one of the classless Superfast trains introduced by Shri Madhu Dandavate in 1978 as a daily service between (SC) Secunderabad...
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    Konark Dance Festival is a five-day dance festival held every year in the month of December mostly from 1 to 5 in backdrop of the Sun temple in Konark...
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    and was one of the most powerful Hindu rulers in India. He also built the Konark temple to commemorate his victories over the Muslims as well as other temples...
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  • Konark Beach or Chandrabhaga Beach is situated in Odisha on the eastern coast of India and is considered to be India's finest beach. It is situated three km...
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  • Ramakanta Panda and former Police Commissioner of Mumbai, Arup Patnaik, Konark Cancer Foundation is an NGO for patients coming to the Tata Memorial Hospital...
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    Chandrabhaga Beach is situated three km east of the Sun temple of Konark, in the Puri district in the state of Odisha, India. It is 30 km from the city...
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    The Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in the Indian state of Odisha. The sanctuary has an area of 87 km2, and is located...
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    Indian film director Ashutosh Gowarikar. The couple has two sons named Konark Gowariker and Vishwang Gowariker. She is also the sister of Indian film...
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    Narayan Sun Temple, also known as the Abode of Viranchinarayana or the Wooden Konark, is a Hindu Temple located in the town of Buguda in Ganjam, Odisha. It is...
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    The XII Corps, or the Konark Corps/Desert Corps, is a corps of the Indian Army and one of the two corps of the Pune-based Southern Command. With two combat...
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  • Konark Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) is a private engineering college in Bhubaneswar, Orissa in India. It was founded by the Vidya Sagar Charitable...
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    form primarily consists of custom carved works, with the Sun Temple of Konark and its intricate sculpture and delicate carvings on the red vivid sandstone...
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    Bengal. It is only 5 km away from Konark in the Puri District of Odisha, India. Goddess Ramachandi, the deity of Konark is thought by some to be the presiding...
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  • of Indo–Pak Relations 1970–94, Konark Publishers, 1995 My South Block Years, UBS publishers Assignment Colombo, Konark Publishers, 1997. Across Borders:...
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  • named Bishu Maharana, who completed the construction of the Sun Temple at Konark, Odisha on the eastern coastline of India, in a single night to save 1,200...
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    Misra and former Police Commissioner of Mumbai Arup Patnaik, he set up the Konark Cancer Foundation for patients coming to the Tata Memorial Hospital for...
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  • Goa Keoladeo Ajanta Ellora Mahabalipuram Hampi Great Himalayan Pattadakal Konark Rani ki vav Ahmadabad Nanda Devi Sundarbans Khangchendzonga Nalanda Ramappa...
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    Shah Miri) temples who worship Lord Surya in India. The other two are the Konark Sun Temple, Odisha and Martand Sun Temple, Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)...
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    World Heritage Sites individually or as part of a larger site, such as Konark. The Temple of the Sun in Beijing, China, was built in 1530 during the Ming...
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    CE) Buddhas of Bamiyan (507–554 CE) Chartes Cathedral (c. 1194–1250 CE) Konark Sun Temple (1250 CE) Moai, Easter Islands (1250–1500 CE) Pietà (1498–1499)...
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    comprises 1722 revenue villages. Puri is the only municipality of the district. Konark, Pipili, Satyabadi, Gop, Kakatpur and Nimapada are the NACs in this district...
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    Odisha. On 3 August 1964, the Council of Ministers adopted the design of the Konark Horse statue as the State Emblem. The emblem symbolises discipline,strength...
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    Guru Gangadhar Pradhan Lifetime Achievement Award at Konark Dance & Music Festival, Organised by Konark Natya Mandap Summer of 2016, he was nominated for...
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    consciousness in our lives. In India, at Konark, in the state of Odisha, a temple is dedicated to Surya. The Konark Sun Temple has been declared a UNESCO...
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    archaeological sites such as caves and in temple carvings of Bhubaneswar, Konark and Puri. The Manchapuri cave in Udayagiri shows carvings of dance and musicians...
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    names of north India and in the eastern parts of India. The 11th century Konark Temple in Odisha is named after a composite word "Kona and Arka", or "Arka...
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    Jagannath Temple in Puri (c. 1135), and Narasimhadeva I, who constructed the Konark temple (c. 1250). The Eastern Ganga Dynasty was followed by the Gajapati...
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    sanctuary of one. Classification of deuḷa temples at Bhubaneswar, Puri & Konark Konark Sun Temple, one of the most well renowned temples in India, a World...
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