Konark is the
small town of Orissa known for oldest shrines. However, beach and dance
festival of Konark are famous in the world. Konark (assumed name Arka Tirtha) made
from the combination of two words Kona and Arka. Meaning of Konark is sun
around the offender.
People reach
globally to Konark to attend the annual festival of dance. Classical dancers
perform during the fest to make the event more successful. Sun Temple of Konark
is world famous attracting voyagers throughout the world. Sun Festival is big
occasion and people take holy dip in sea prior to sunrise. This city is admired
for Craft and Handicraft work.
Attraction of Konark:
ASI Museum: first spot where voyagers
can visit is ASI museum located close to Sun temple. ASI museum contain few fragile
models of antique Oriyan structural design. There are 4 arcades in ASI which shows
around 250 odd types of numerous traditional things recovered from the temple
of Sun.
Konark Beach: A perfect beach of Konark
with clean water and yellow sand attracts visitors. Sunrise and sunset are two
key things to watch from beach, though boating and some water sports are also
conducted at several intervals.
Sun Temple: A temple of 13th
century is dedicated to God Surya. Sun temple is the big identification of
Konark. People recognize the Konark with Sun Temple. This shrine displays the beauty
of antique Orian structural design. Construction year of Sun temple is 1250 AD
and constructed by King Narasimha Deva-I.
Attaining to Konark:
From Kolkata the distance is 571 kms, from Nagpur its 916 km, Hyderabad is 1078 kms, Bangalore is 1463 kms, and Pune is 1606 kms.
By Train: Puri is the big railway
station close to Konark, though distance is just 31 kms. Puri station is having
direct train from Delhi Bhubaneswar, Bangalore Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai,
and Pune.
By Air: closest air hub is Bhubaneswar located at only distance of 64 kms. People can hire the taxi from outside the
station which might charge around Rs 1,400 for Konark. Bhubaneswar is having
domestic airport having frequent flights from Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Hyderabad.
By Bus: OSPT (Orissa State Public
Transport) buses are available for Konark. Volvo and luxury buses for Konark
are accessible from Puri and Bhubaneswar.